Madras Cafe features John Abraham and Nargis Fakhri
Chennai:
A pro-Tamil outfit opposingBollywood actor-producer John Abraham's film Madras Cafe onthe ground that it depicted LTTE in bad light today claimed aspecial preview of the movie would be held for them before thepolitical thriller's world premier on August 23.
Naam Thamizhar Katchi, headed by Tamil film directorSeeman, said the preview would be held in a couple of days andany objectionable scenes would be cut.
"We were told through a theatre owner by the producersthat the movie would be screened for us. If there were anyscenes, which were not suitable, they would cut them. We wouldsee the movie either tomorrow or day after tomorrow," Seemantold PTI.
When contacted theatre owner 'Abirami' Ramanathan, heconfirmed that a preview would be held and said the time forthe show was yet to be decided.
Abraham had earlier publicly offered to arrange for apreview of the film to the pro-Tamil outfit activists asdemanded by them. The activists had in July given a complaintto the city police seeking to ban the film on the ground thatit portrayed the LTTE in bad light.
The movie is set in the late 80s and early 90s inIndiaand Sri Lanka and shows military operations against a rebelgroup in the island, in which Abraham acts as an intelligenceagent.
During his recent visit to Chennai for the release oftrailer, Abraham had maintained that the film had not takensides.
"We have not called anyone 'terrorists' in the film.We haven't taken sides... This film doesn't take any sides. Weprobably will show them those opposing the film," Abraham hadsaid.
Naam Thamizhar Katchi, headed by Tamil film directorSeeman, said the preview would be held in a couple of days andany objectionable scenes would be cut.
"We were told through a theatre owner by the producersthat the movie would be screened for us. If there were anyscenes, which were not suitable, they would cut them. We wouldsee the movie either tomorrow or day after tomorrow," Seemantold PTI.
When contacted theatre owner 'Abirami' Ramanathan, heconfirmed that a preview would be held and said the time forthe show was yet to be decided.
Abraham had earlier publicly offered to arrange for apreview of the film to the pro-Tamil outfit activists asdemanded by them. The activists had in July given a complaintto the city police seeking to ban the film on the ground thatit portrayed the LTTE in bad light.
The movie is set in the late 80s and early 90s inIndiaand Sri Lanka and shows military operations against a rebelgroup in the island, in which Abraham acts as an intelligenceagent.
During his recent visit to Chennai for the release oftrailer, Abraham had maintained that the film had not takensides.
"We have not called anyone 'terrorists' in the film.We haven't taken sides... This film doesn't take any sides. Weprobably will show them those opposing the film," Abraham hadsaid.
