Reason enough for the film adaptation of Saratchandra Chatterjee’s novel to be re-released ~ P Sangeetha
A critically acclaimed Bengali film is being marketed as Tamil soft-porn. Well, you heard that right. And the actor in the midst of the storm is none other than Reemma, who has impressed the audience with films like Minnale, Chellamey and the recent Aayirathil Oruvan.
The Kollywood industry is abuzz with the news that one of Reemma’s Bengali films, Iti Srikanta, which released in 2004, has been dubbed into Tamil as Ilavarasi and is being marketed as soft porn. The story of Iti Srikanta revolves around a man, who is torn between two women — Reemma and Soha Ali Khan. The film, which marked the debut of Soha Ali Khan in Bengali cinema, is a love triangle based on a novel by the legendary Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee. The film directed by Anjan Das reportedly had a steamy bedroom scene which had Reemma in a comprising position. Sources say that the members of the Regional Censor Board, who saw the film, felt that the film did not suit family audiences because of the scene, and hence, gave it an A certificate. The posters of the film, (which is expected to hit screens soon), have triggered a lot of interest among the audience and Tamil distributors are lapping up the film, as it is expected to sell like hotcakes.
MORE FOR THE VOYEUR - The trend seems to be catching on in Kollywood. Amala Paul, one of the fast rising stars in Kollywood, whose movie, Deiva Thirumagal just hit the screens, is also in a fix. The actor, who made her debut in Tamil with the controversial Sindhu Samaveli, is upset that her maiden venture has been released again (with the same name), but this time as a soft-porn. The director of the film, Samy, claims that Amala’s picture in the provocative posters have been morphed and that he is clueless about the re-release of the film. We hear that the producer of the original, Michael Royappan, had sold the film to another person, who then released it again as soft porn.
A critically acclaimed Bengali film is being marketed as Tamil soft-porn. Well, you heard that right. And the actor in the midst of the storm is none other than Reemma, who has impressed the audience with films like Minnale, Chellamey and the recent Aayirathil Oruvan.
The Kollywood industry is abuzz with the news that one of Reemma’s Bengali films, Iti Srikanta, which released in 2004, has been dubbed into Tamil as Ilavarasi and is being marketed as soft porn. The story of Iti Srikanta revolves around a man, who is torn between two women — Reemma and Soha Ali Khan. The film, which marked the debut of Soha Ali Khan in Bengali cinema, is a love triangle based on a novel by the legendary Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee. The film directed by Anjan Das reportedly had a steamy bedroom scene which had Reemma in a comprising position. Sources say that the members of the Regional Censor Board, who saw the film, felt that the film did not suit family audiences because of the scene, and hence, gave it an A certificate. The posters of the film, (which is expected to hit screens soon), have triggered a lot of interest among the audience and Tamil distributors are lapping up the film, as it is expected to sell like hotcakes.
MORE FOR THE VOYEUR - The trend seems to be catching on in Kollywood. Amala Paul, one of the fast rising stars in Kollywood, whose movie, Deiva Thirumagal just hit the screens, is also in a fix. The actor, who made her debut in Tamil with the controversial Sindhu Samaveli, is upset that her maiden venture has been released again (with the same name), but this time as a soft-porn. The director of the film, Samy, claims that Amala’s picture in the provocative posters have been morphed and that he is clueless about the re-release of the film. We hear that the producer of the original, Michael Royappan, had sold the film to another person, who then released it again as soft porn.
