Dam999 being released today is already causing
a lot of angst in Tamil Nadu. The movie, directed by Sohan Roy is about the
Mullaiperiyar issue, which incidentally has been a bone of contention between two
south Indian states.
An enraged group of Marumalarchi Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam cadres – who insist the movie is partial to Kerala because
the director is a Malayalee -- barged into Prasad Film Laboratories in
Saligramam and damaged property.
Police arrested 23 of them, including the
party’s state general secretary ‘Mallai’ Sathya. Sohan Roy meanwhile has issued
a statement that the movie is based on the true story of the Banqiao dam
collapse, which killed 2.5 lakh people in China in 1975 and has stated that
Dam999 has nothing to do with any dam in India or in Tamil Nadu.
He says the Mullaperiyar issue had given
him the idea to make a film on dam disasters and also added that he planned to hold
a special preview for politicians.
The parties that have been riled up by the
movie are the Pattali Makkal Katchi, MDMK and Puthiya Tamizhagam, who have all
demanded that the state government stop the release of the film saying it would
trigger law and order problems in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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