BJP, RSS activists disrupt movie capturing, 5 held

By Express News Service
PALAKKAD: The capturing of the movie ‘Neeyaam Nadhi’ was known as off on Saturday following the protest by BJP and RSS activists at Katampazhipuram close to right here. They disrupted the shoot whereas the crew was picturising a scene which confirmed a woman popping out of a temple and being attracted in the direction of a youth from a special faith. They have been additionally irked by the “display of the flags of Muslim League and SFI near the temple premises”.

Later within the day, the Sreekrishnpauram police arrested 5 individuals for disrupting the shoot of the movie on the Vayilamkunnu temple.

The arrested are Subramanian, Babu, Sreejith , Sachithanandan and Sabareesh. They have been charged with trespassing on the units, illegally gathering at one place and for attempting to take pleasure in violence. It was the primary day of the shoot of the movie and the second shot needed to be deserted after the BJP protestors alleged conspiracy within the storyline and in selecting Vayilamkunnu temple in Katampazhipuram for the shoot. Some of the activists additionally went on Facebook reside throughout the protest.

The police later escorted the crew of the movie to a special location. Salman Farris, the script author and one of many three administrators of the movie, informed TNIE that the temple committee members had granted them permission for the shoot. The temple authorities had additionally carried out a pooja and gave ‘payasam’ to the crew. He, nonetheless, mentioned the permission was not given in writing.

“The first shot shows a girl coming out of a temple after praying. When the crew were about to shoot the second scene where she is shown being attracted towards a youth from a different religion, dressed in his traditional attire, walking on the road outside that the locals created problems,” mentioned Salman Farris, who additionally performs the function of the youth from a special faith. He mentioned the hand of a 13-year-old woman was injured throughout the ruckus created by BJP protesters.

“Chairs and the camera stand were also damaged,” he mentioned, including that the flags of Muslim League and SFI have been being dried for the shoot and was not displayed close to the temple premises as alleged. Salman mentioned the shoot was finished exterior the temple and it ought to have been accepted by the protestors as a murals.

He mentioned the standard Muslim apparel was solely a dressing up. He had scouted for a lot of different areas just like the Varikassery mana, however the day by day lease of Rs 35,000 per day was not reasonably priced. “As the rent was only Rs 3,000 per day at the temple, we opted for this location which was ideal for a Malabar-centric story,” he mentioned. “It is unfortunate that the first day of the shoot itself was disrupted,” he mentioned. Aashique, Shinu and Salman are the administrators of the movie. BJP district president E Krishnadas mentioned no permission was granted for the capturing of the movie. “Moreover, the theme of the film hurts the religious sentiments of the temple devotees and most of the characters were dressed in traditional Muslim attire,” he mentioned.

‘RSS UNLEASHING TALIBAN-MODEL ATTACKS’

T’Puram: The Purogamana Kala Sahithya Sangham has strongly condemned the incident the place RSS staff forcefully stopped the capturing of a movie in Palakkad. In a press release, the organisation mentioned beneath the quilt of the Narendra Modi authorities, the RSS has been unleashing Taliban mannequin assaults within the nation. There is an pressing want for critical introspection to evaluate whether or not the nation is transferring in the direction of a state of affairs the place prior permission from non secular extremists is required for movie capturing, mentioned Purogamana Kala Sahithya Sangham president Shaji N Karun and secretary Asokan Charuvil.