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Shots Of 'Sambha' In 'Mandya'

Report by - CNB Photos   - K.M. VEERESH      Date - 11th January 2006                Time - 1.00 PM

Once again director Om Prakash Rao has set a dangerous trend. Last time noted producer Ramu had to apologise for a song this director picked from a Tamil film in 'Kalasipalya' Kannada film. Picking scenes from various films and making a film has been the normal practice of Om Prakash Rao.

This time director Rao who is also the producer of the film 'Mandya' has cleverly picked the climax shots of Telugu film 'Sambha' (starring NTR Junior) and affixed in the climax of 'Mandya' starring Darshan, Rakshita and Radhika in lead roles.

According to Chitraloka sources it seems Rao has given a few lakhs and obtained the climax shots for his 'Mandya' that was released all over Karnataka last week. For the same concept of shots (some shots Om Prakash has shooted to match) the expenditure would be not less than Rs.20 lakhs. But Rao obtained the same clippings by paying a few lakhs.

Is this the right trend or attitude? No says the hub of film activity Gandhinagar.

Actress cum producer Jayamala is furious about this attitude of Om Prakash Rao. If he has done it, it's a great mistake. Today it is a few shots, tomorrow it would definitely increase. This trend is dangerous and this has to be put an end at this stage she strongly observes speaking to Chitraloka mega portal.

This is nothing but the dubbing of scenes that are technically different and that cannot be redone in Kannada because of the market limitations. Om Prakash Rao has done another mistake by not obtaining the 100 percent tax exemption certificate for the film from the government before the release of the film. In this acquisition of 100 percent ET letter he has to mention that so and so stock shots he has used. There is permission for using events as stock shots in any feature film but not the shots from other languages.

In the past ace director Priyadarshan's film 'En Hudgiro Yaaking Adtharo' (starring Tabu, Jyothika and others) shot in Mysore and surroundings initially claimed as Kannada film. This film got released in other languages with some other title. The Kannada version is not yet released. When the subsidy issue came up in that particular year the producer of the film claimed it as a Kannada film. The authorities saw the film and had a doubt. Some of the comedy scene clippings are original and rest was dubbed. That was not agreed upon and the entire film was asked to screen. In that nearly 90% of the dubbed version was there. Still that producer person who had come there was saying `you can take that 90% as stock shots' says the sources to chitraloka.

The timely query from the government side set aside the film and subsidy of Rs.10 lakhs was not given to it.

Growth at the cost of morality is disgusting..