The director of the film Nellu, M. Sivashankar,
and producer AM. Karthikeyan are perturbed
because the Censor Board wanted them to chop
off a scene that is based on a real-life incident
that took place decades ago.
The film has a scene in which scores of agricultural
laborers, including women and children, are
burnt alive for demanding a wage hike. This
is based on the incident that happened in
Kizhvenmani village in Thanjavur.
The Censor officials felt that this could
rake up a long forgotten issue and cause problems
in the society, as most of the deceased are
Dalits.
However, the producer and director, to stress
on the importance of this scene, have decided
to screen Nellu to Communist party men and
Dalits and seek their opinion if it would
cause unrest in the society in present times. |
