Hyderabad:
It was first day first show for the policemen at theatres in the Telangana region on Friday. Pavan Kalyan's 'Komaram Puli' in which he in fact, plays a police officer, was opposed by pro-Telangana activists who took offence to use of the name Komaram, who was a revolutionary from Telangana who fought against the Nizam. That's because Pavan and his brother, megastar Chiranjeevi have opposed the creation of a separate Telangana state.
"Telangana people have been their fans. But now it is a warning from the Telangana people to Chiranjeevi and Pavan Kalyan that this fooling through their acting cannot continue with the four crore population. 'Komaram Puli' or any other movie that comes from the families of Chiranjeevi and Pavan Kalyan will be stopped," said Krishank, a Telangana activist.
In a climbdown, the producer after the first show, agreed to drop the word Komaram.
"We have already informed our distributors to put cross mark on Komaram. Now onwards the title of the film will be only Puli," said S Ramesh, Producer.
"Because of the Telangana issue, only 25 per cent of the fans are here," said Siddharth Reddy, a fan of Pavan Kalyan.
This is not the first film that pro-Telangana activists have opposed. In January, they had prevented the screening of NTR's 'Adhurs', because of the actor's stand against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.