The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Theatre owners demand compensation from Vijay

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Wednesday, Feb 08, 2006

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Theatre owners demand compensation from Vijay

Staff Reporter

A day's delay in `Aadhi' release caused huge loss, they say

CHENNAI: Theatre owners, who released Vijay's `Aadhi' a day after Pongal, have demanded compensation from the actor for the losses suffered by them.

Stating that a day's delay in the release of the film caused undue hardship and huge loss to them, the Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur Mavatta Thiraiarangu Urimaiyalargal Sangam said the film was not a success in the box office.

"In the past, Rajnikant, Vijaykanth , Kamal Haasan and T. Rajender have compensated when we suffered losses. But, when we made a similar request, Vijay's father and producer, S.A. Chandrasekaran, wrote a letter stating that the film had been sold to Pankaj Metha and that he or Vijay had no agreement with theatre owners."

Sangam secretary P. Kannappan said that unless Vijay compensated the loss, they would take the drastic step of deciding against giving theatres for Vijay's films.

Film clippings, songs

The Tamil Film Producers Council and the Tamil Nadu Thiraipada Viniyogastargal Sanga Kootamaippu have announced that films of 15 actors will not be given to any satellite or cable television or Doordarshan and Internet for telecast for the first three years.

In the case of other actors, such rights will not be given for the initial one year.

Though a three-minute trailer can be given to various channels, no film clippings or songs will be given.

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