A new conflict has arisen over the release of Vijay Antony’s Thimirupuduchavan.
The Tamil Nadu Film Producers’ Council (TFPC) has not permitted the film to release on November 16, a date the council has alloted for medium and small budget films.
The movies that will be releasing on the date are Jyothika’s Kaatrin Mozhi, Nakul’s Sei, Udhaya’s Utharavu Maharaja and Vidhaarth’s Chithiram Pesuthadi 2.
Thimirupuduchavan, which was the first among the lot to obtain the censor certificate, had initially eyed the Deepavali weekend of November 6 for release. With Vijay’s Sarkar (which released on the same date) taking up a mammoth share of the theatres, the makers of the movie had no option but to postpone the release of their movie.
The TFPC had set a rule that the makers of small and medium budget movies were to approach the council to obtain a suitable release date. After following due procedure, the makers of Kaatrin Mozhi, Sei, Utharavu Maharaja and Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 had obtained the necessary clearance to release on November 16.
However, the makers of these films have objected to Thimirupudichavan releasing on the same date calling the film out for cutting the queue. Actor Nakul responded with a tweet.
This is a serious matter sir, if rules can be broken, then why have them in the first place. An example must be made here. #TPFC must be respected. Thank you for your support @sri50 sir ?? team @SeiTheFilm https://t.co/tjkR2R8XjN
— Nakkhul (@Nakkhul_Jaidev) November 10, 2018
Fatima Vijay Antony, wife of Vijay Antony and producer of the film, has cited that their prior certification makes them eligible for a November 16 release.
.@mrsvijayantony says “#Thimirupudichavan will release as scheduled on Nov 16. It is a medium budget movie like #KaatrinMozhi. My sympathies are always with small producers. However here I have to point out that #KaatrinMozhi got Censored only on 8 Nov while our
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) November 10, 2018
Dhananjayan, producer of Kaatrin Mozhi, while giving his take on the issue said that obtaining an early certification did not merit them a release date of their choice. He said that they had to wait their turn since they had missed their original release date.
She is perfectly right if she sought the release date in the beginning itself as 16th Nov. She wanted 6th Nov for Diwali despite knowing #Sarkar is huge. Then dropped out. As per #TFPC norm, she has to wait in the queue. Cannot compete with other films by seeking immediate date
— Dhananjayan BOFTA (@Dhananjayang) November 10, 2018
Except that they were already allocated 6th Nov. as the release date on their request. They missed it & now cannot come in a date allocated to four films. The censor date comparison is not valid as it was they who missed their original date. They cannot try to take any week?✍️
— Dhananjayan BOFTA (@Dhananjayang) November 10, 2018
Mrs. Anotny tweeted later that the makers of Chithiram Pesuthadi were pulling their film out and this made her film eligible for release.
. And pls note as of now Chitiram pesuthadi 2 has with drawn their release so we automatically are eligible for the 16th according to the meeting we had last in the council?????
— Fatima Vijay Antony (@mrsvijayantony) November 10, 2018
Earlier she had also voiced her displeasure at the Producer’s Council’s inability at regulating the screens allotted for Sarkar on the day of its release. She questioned the council’s obsession with regulating the release date.
Yes the date was missed by the distributors as there was no screens available,Sarkar occupied 800+ screens in TN, which was a shock ,so how do we get screens,as promised by the provider counsil there was no screen regulation,but they come in date regulation.still….we request
— Fatima Vijay Antony (@mrsvijayantony) November 10, 2018
The producer Counsil is supporting us big time in this hard phase ,they r with us and we Stand by what they say,they r our Governing bodies.
???Praise the lord.— Fatima Vijay Antony (@mrsvijayantony) November 10, 2018
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