Muslim body lends support to VHP against Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain
There seems to be no respite for Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain. If a ban call from Hindu group Vishwa Hindu Parishad was not enough, the Indian National League (INL) joined the protest, claiming the film will hurt religious sentiments.
There seems to be no respite for Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain. If a ban call from Hindu group Vishwa Hindu Parishad was not enough, the Indian National League (INL) joined the protest, claiming the film will hurt religious sentiments.
In its petition, INL said that Haasan's film Vishwaroopam hurt the sentiments of the Muslims. Now, his new film Uttama Villain is playing with the sentiments of Hindus.
"It's not nice on Kamal Haasan's part to offend the sentiments of different communities with his films. If he's creating controversies for publicity, it's really cheap on his part. We demand strict action against him," M. Nazeer Ahammad, secretary of INL, told the police.
On April 8, the VHP had sought a ban on the film claiming it would offend the religious sensibilities of Hindus. They were upset with the lyrics of a song Iraniyan Nadagam in the film, saying it will upset the followers of Lord Vishnu.
According to the VHP, the song belittles the conversation between mythological figures Prahalad and Hiranyakashipu.
Directed by Ramesh Aravind, the film, which is slated for release on May 1, is said to be the story of an 8th century theatre artist and a modern day superstar.
With IANS inputs