Vaiko appears before court
MDMK General Secretary Vaiko on October 12 appeared before a court here in connection with a complaint filed against him by Tamil Nadu government for his alleged defamatory remarks against Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, pertaining to an attack on the office of film director Bharathi Raja.
Principal Sessions Judge P. Devadoss posted the case for December 1.
The judge had issued summons to Vaiko on September 10 to appear before the court after taking the complaint on file. The remarks, holding the chief minister responsible for the attack, was published in the May 31 edition of a Tamil daily. Alleging that the remarks were ‘defamatory’, the complaint, filed by the City Public Prosecutor on behalf of the state government, claimed the remarks were made “out of jealousy, political ill-will and hatred.”
Talking to reporters outside the court, Vaiko described the visit by a 10-member delegation of Tamil Nadu MPs to Sri Lanka to study the conditions of the displaced Sri Lankan Tamils as’eyewash’. He alleged that the Tamils in the island were being deprived of their basic rights.
HC restrains Kamal, company from making statement
The Madras High Court on October 14 restrained actor Kamal Haasan, his brother S Chandra Haasan and two officials of Pyramid Sai-mira Production International (PSPIL) from making any statement relating to a contract between the film star and the company.
PSPIL Managing Director P. S. Swaminathan and its official K. S. Srinivasan were also restrained by the court in its interim order.
Justice G. Rajasuria pronounced the order on an application filed by Kamal Haasan seeking a direction restraining PSPIL from making any statement relating to the contract.
The contract relates to funds provided by PSPIL to Rajkamal Films, a firm in which Kamal Haasan and his brother are partners, towards a joint venture for the production of Marmayogi, a film in Tamil and Hindi.
Lowest budget film in Tamil
When budget for films are reaching sky high, Village Lo Vinayakudu has been made at a small budget. As against Vinayakudu that was made in 2.4 crores, Village Lo Vinayakudu, a Moonwater Pictures production, was made in 1.39 crores. And the film is on the verge of becoming the lowest budget film of the year. The film’s audio CD, retailed at Rs.9.98, is the lowest in the Tollywood film history and is also the single largest selling album of the year.
Producer Mahi ascribes it to synergising and collaborating with various corporates like Reliance, Kalamandir, Future Generali, etc., to bring in an organised effort in marketing the film. And Moonwater Pictures is also the only production house in Tollywood history to have roped in as many as 10 media partners.
