The recently released Mersal seems to be heading for a no show. Troubles and allegations surround the 61st film of Ilaiya Thalapathi Vijay.
To begin with, the first controversy Mersal faced was with the error in obtaining permission from the Animal Welfare Board of India for using animals and birds- a prerequisite for any film nowadays. Although later they obtained the certificate after which it received its U/A Certificate.
The film also faced problems in obtaining the approval for the title where the Madras High Court passed an interim order restraining the director from using the title after a case was filed saying that this title was already registered with the Tamil Film Producers Council in 2015 and this case was settled by October first week. Following it was the declaration from the Producers Council that all new films were put on hold due to the 10% tax levied on cinema tickets.
On the first day of its release in Bengaluru, the Kannada Rakshana Vedike activists stopped the movie from playing in 3 different theaters as one of their locals was trashed by Vijay fans for starring at the cut-outs which the fans took offence to. The huge cut-outs were brought down by the KRV comrades.
On Thursday, a after the film’s release, BJP registered its vexation over certain dialogues. Tamil Nadu BJP State President, Tamilisai Soundararajan demanded producers remove the scenes which project GST and digital India in a bad light. “Vijay has political ambitions and that is the reason why these scenes are there in the movie.” she added.
Another altercation was by the government doctors who were unhappy with their poor portrayal in the film. In the film, Vijay says people go to private hospitals because of government hospitals fail to offer good services. He also said the doctors are there not out of duty but out of monetary gain. The IMA (Indian Medical Association) have decided to boycott the movie by urging the friends and family not to pay for the ticket, but to watch the movie through a weblink. This silent protest maims the collection of the film, an effective way to reduce the publicity of the film.
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