THORNY LOVE STORY
Budding Actress Locked In Controversy
Report by CNB                                                   Date - 19/4/2002  at 11-30PM

The teenage sensation even before the release of a film Radhika a Mangalorean is in news and her husband Ratankumar kicked up row by seeking the court intervention in getting back his wife.

The credit for exposing the Radhika episode weeks before goes to Hai Bangalore the stormy weekly tabloid in Karnataka headed Mr Ravi Belegere. But the prestigious Express group of publications picks up the second credit by publishing timely report in their Kannada Prabha and The New Indian Express in its 19th April edition.However, coming to point of controversy that is shaking the career of young actress Radhika it is clear that a search warrant has been issued by the City Court in Mangalore based on the petition filed by husband Ratan Kumar of Kanakanady. Actress Radhika made debut in ‘Neela Megha Shyama’ and picked up prestigious films like ‘Ninagaagi’, ‘Prem Kaidhi’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Not even a single film of Radhika has been released yet but no doubt the pretty Radhika had made news.

The marriage of Radhika and Ratan Kumar was held at Kateel Temple in Dakshin Kannada and this is after braving protests. Ratan Kumar runs a finance business in Kanakanady. Once Radhika agreed to do films on the advice of his mother in law the money started rolling. Thus began the trouble. Now the reason for filing complaint is that the father of Radhika Mr Devraj Shetty under the pretext of escorting his daughter to a temple had taken her to Bangalore. The search made by Ratan Kumar the husband of Radhika went in vain in Bangalore. Thus the complaint was registered and the court has issued a search warrant for Radhika.

On Friday actress Radhika attended the muhurut of her forthcoming film ‘Romeo Juliet’ with upcoming star Vijaya Raghavendra in Bangalore for noted producer Shilpa Srinivas. 

When Chitraloka contacted Radhika on this matter she declined to comment and was not aware of the search warrant issued by city court in Mangalore. She kept a tight lip and only told that there are several things to disclose. In the presence of media I would disclose my position promised Radhika. Devraj Shetty who always escorts his daughter was missing at the shooting spot.

Money makes many things. It comes and goes but controversies come and grow. This is evident from Radhika episode.