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Hindutva outfits protest against 'Katari Veera'

May 12, 2012

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Mangalore, May 12: It seems troubles for Katari Veera Surasundarangi are never ending, as the one-day-old film has now invited a fresh trouble in the sensitive coastal city.

Dozens of aggressive protesters belonging to Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini on Saturday morning staged demonstrations in front of Suchithra theatre and Big Cinemas, here.

Burning the posters of the film and shouting slogans against the film-makers, the protesters issued a stern warning to the theatres to immediately stop showing the newly released Kannada movie, which according to them hurts the sentiments of Hindus.

Bajrang Dal leader Sharan Pumpwell, who led the protest, told media persons that some scenes and dialogues, that were against the sentiments of the Hindus.

“Under the pretext of Romanticism the film satirizes the concept of 'Deva Loka' in Hinduism. It shows our gods in poor light”, he said.

'Romantic fantasy'

Katari Veera Surasundarangi is a Romantic fantasy film starring Superstar Upendra and Ramya in the lead roles. Directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Munirathna, the film is claimed to be the first full length 3D film in Kannada cinema.

The film is a sequel to Upendra's earlier blockbuster movie Rakta Kanneeru which was released in 2003. Upendra a common man who is also the son of Rakta Kanneeru character Mohan, is an enthusiastic youngster who wants to experiment all kinds of risks in life. He aims to be a powerful Underworld Don, and joins the Underworld. Soon he turns into a notorious Underworld Gangster. But he gets killed by his rival gangs in a gang war and reaches Yama Loka (the abode of Lord Yama) where he meets Lord Yama (Ambarish). He gets the chance to explore Naraka (Hell) where he meets his father Mohan (Upendra's character from Rakta Kanneeru). He soon creates fights between Yama and Chitragupta (Doddanna) and manages to travel to Indraloka (the abode of Lord Indra) where he falls in love with Lord Indra's daughter Indraja (Ramya).

The film witnessed an extraordinary opening at the box office on Friday, May 10, in 200 screens across Karnataka.

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Bengaluru, Mar 25: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday targetted Centre over surge in coronavirus cases in the country, alleging that the government has miserably failed in tackling the unprecedented situation and was still not managing the crisis well.
"The government has miserably failed in tackling this very serious disease. They are not properly managing the crisis," senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah told ANI.
Siddaramaiah's response comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.
In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Modi said that it is vital to break the chain of the disease and experts have said that at least 21 days are needed for it.
The Prime Minister said the lockdown has drawn a "Lakshman Rekha" in every home and people should stay indoors for their own protection and for that of their families.
Noting that the Centre has on Tuesday allocated Rs 15,000 crore for the treatment of coronavirus patients and to strengthen health infrastructure, he said testing facilities, personal protective equipment, isolation beds, ICU beds, ventilators and other necessary materials will be ramped up.
The Prime Minister said the country will have to bear the economic cost of lockdown but saving the life of every citizen is his priority and the priority of the Central and state governments as also of local administrations.
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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India has reported about 536 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases. A total of 22,694 samples from March 24 till 8 pm.
Ten people have died so far due to the deadly virus, according to the data by Union health ministry.

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