South Indian Tamil Nadu Cinema
Theatres Association on Wednesday
threatened that none of actor Kamal
Haasan's movies will be released, old
or new, in any theatres in the state, if
he goes ahead with his plan to release
his Vishwaroopam on DTH format,
before screening in threatres.
In view of Haasan deciding to release
Vishwaroopam in DTH on January 10
and in threatres the next day, theatre
owners and their representatives
across the state met here Wednesday
to decide their future course of action.
Briefing reporters on the deliberations
of the meeting, association general
secretary, Paneerselvam said theatre
owners have already asked Haasan not
to release the film on DTH, which
would set a precedent, leading to
closure of theatres.
The pirated CD and new films shown in
Television has taken a toll of audience-
attendance in theatres in Tamil Nadu,
number of which has gone down from
3,000 to 1,200 now and once a step like
DTH becomes a precedent, there
would not be any theatres in future, he
said.
"For one's profit and benefit, it is not
fair to bring down the entire film
theatre industry...," Paneerselvam
said. "In case, he goes ahead with the
move to release it on DTH before
releasing it in theatres, we will not
screen his movies, old or new, in any
theatres in the state," he added.
The association claimed that the actor
has decided to release the film in
theatres in other States, including
Kerala and said it would request him
not to mete out such "step-motherly"
treatment to Tamil Nadu theatres.
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