More trouble for Uttama Villain

The Indian National League (INL), a Muslim organisation, has joined the fight alongside the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) against the release of Kamal Haasan-starrer ‘Uttama Villain’, claiming the film will hurt religious sentiments.

In its petition, INL said that Haasan's film ‘Vishwaroopam’ hurt the sentiments of the Muslims. Now, his new film ‘Uttama Villain’ is playing with the sentiments of Hindus.

"It's not nice on Kamal Haasan's part to offend the sentiments of different communities with his films. If he's creating controversies for publicity, it's really cheap on his part. We demand strict action against him," told M Nazeer Ahammad, secretary of INL.

On April 8, the VHP had sought a ban on the film claiming it would offend the religious sensibilities of Hindus. They were upset with the lyrics of a number in the film, saying it will disturb the followers of Lord Vishnu.

Commenting on the issue, film’s director Ramesh Aravind said, “As a director I can assure that nothing in the film will hurt anybody's sentiment. The film is about the feelings of a superstar; his journey and emotions. The said song sequence has nothing offensive in it against any community.”

Asked if they plan to react proactively in this regard, Aravind said: "We haven't received any complaint from anybody. They (VHP) have approached the police commissioner. We don't see the need to react."