FILM INDUSTRY CRISES.
Govindu Attacks The Coterie

Report by - CNB             Photos - K.M. VEERESH             Date -05th October  2006

S.R.Govindoo, Vice President of the KFCC, has attacked a coterie of producers for sidelining the real issues and formenting a crisis for their selfish motives.
He said this coterie includes Sandesh Nagaraj, President of the Kannada film producers association, K.C.N.Kumar, Vice President of the association, K. Manju, a veteran producer and Munirathna who makes very few films.

Govindoo said Munirathna often doubles up as a producer though his main interest is in contract business. Sandesh Nagaraj has his hotel business and he has other interests. Manju is also a film distributor and has acquired the distribution rights of Chiranjeevi starrer "Stalin' in the name of his brother. K.C.N. Kumar is an all rounder and he does many things at the same time. No one knows for sure, whether he is a film producer, distributor, financier or theatre lease holder. He has released "Stalin' in the Majestic theatre for which he is the lease holder' charged Govindoo in a press conference held at the KFCC office.

Sa.Ra.Govindoo termed the action of some producers in defending the dubbing of non Kannada films as "Anti Kannada' and said the chamber has always opposed dubbing culture. He also said that producers should also realise that by their vocal support to dubbing films, they are insulting late Dr. Raj Kumar who was opposed to it.

Ashok, President of the cine workers association and Sundarraj, Secretary of the artists association came down heavily on the attitude of the producers. "They are complaining on every one connected to the industry without accepting their own commissions and omissions' said Ashok.

"They don't have an agenda. One day they speak of encouraging dubbing films and the other day they are blaming the stars for the mess in the industry. Then they deny what they have said. They are not allowing
genuine producers from making new films' he added.

Sundararaj said that the issue of remuneration is strictly between a producer and artists and such issues should not come into public. "We artists also have many complaints against producers who have bounced cheques and who have defaulted on payments. We are also prepared to discuss these issues with producers' he added.

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