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Creating controversies over films for their success is not a new trend in the Telugu film industry. The present controversy over Pavan Kalyan-starrer Komaram Puli is no different.
The film opened in theatres in the Telangana region to the large scale controversy over the name: the Telangana activists obstructed to the release of film, demanding that the word “Komaram” be removed from the title because it would be insulting to the famous freedom fighter of Adilabad Komaram Bheem. After a couple of hours of ruckus by the Telangana activists, the producers agreed to remove the word Komaram from the film, which would now be run the with the title – “Puli.”
But, the controversy did not end there. Praja Rajyam Party president K Chiranjeevi who normally stays away from controversies, particularly on the Telangana issue, on Friday made a startling allegation against the Osmania University students, stating that they had demanded “kickbacks” from him and the producer of the film for releasing the movie in the Telangana region. He said the OU joint action committee people came to me and demanded money. When we refused, they created the nuisance for the sake of publicity,” he said.
The comments from Chiranjeevi were surprising, as the demand for removal of Komaram was not new one, raised by OU students, but by the family members of Komaram Bheem and Adivasis of Kerameri area in Adilabad, who claimed that the family name “Komaram” was revered in their area and hence the name should not be misused for films. Even a couple of days before the release of the film, Bheem’s grandson Komaram Soni addressed a press meet, requesting the removal of the word.
So, it was rather instigating for the Telangana leaders for Chiranjeevi making allegations against OU students. He cannot prove such allegations and they would only help provoking the Telangana sentiments further.
The film opened in theatres in the Telangana region to the large scale controversy over the name: the Telangana activists obstructed to the release of film, demanding that the word “Komaram” be removed from the title because it would be insulting to the famous freedom fighter of Adilabad Komaram Bheem. After a couple of hours of ruckus by the Telangana activists, the producers agreed to remove the word Komaram from the film, which would now be run the with the title – “Puli.”
But, the controversy did not end there. Praja Rajyam Party president K Chiranjeevi who normally stays away from controversies, particularly on the Telangana issue, on Friday made a startling allegation against the Osmania University students, stating that they had demanded “kickbacks” from him and the producer of the film for releasing the movie in the Telangana region. He said the OU joint action committee people came to me and demanded money. When we refused, they created the nuisance for the sake of publicity,” he said.
The comments from Chiranjeevi were surprising, as the demand for removal of Komaram was not new one, raised by OU students, but by the family members of Komaram Bheem and Adivasis of Kerameri area in Adilabad, who claimed that the family name “Komaram” was revered in their area and hence the name should not be misused for films. Even a couple of days before the release of the film, Bheem’s grandson Komaram Soni addressed a press meet, requesting the removal of the word.
So, it was rather instigating for the Telangana leaders for Chiranjeevi making allegations against OU students. He cannot prove such allegations and they would only help provoking the Telangana sentiments further.
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