There is a saying in Telugu that goes like, only a fruit-bearing tree gets stones pelted at it. And then we have hit Telugu films always get accused of some sort of issue. Many films generally face plagiarism issues and now the 126+ crores mega-hit “Rangasthalam” is also getting targeted.
In this Ram Charan starrer, the hero saves a politician till last minute with utmost caring, only to kill him in the end. A writer named M. Gandhi claimed that this is the basis of his story “Ukkupaadam” and accused that Sukumar copied from it. The issue went to Telugu Film Writers Association and here goes Sukku’s reply on it.
“I haven’t copied anyone’s ideas for Rangasthalam movie, but have crafted all scenes from my own imagination. For the scenes where the hero saves villain till last moment only to kill him, I got inspired from 1979 Rajnikanth and Sridevi starrer ‘Dharm Yuddham’. I thought of using that characterisation from a long time and used it here in Rangasthalam” said Sukumar in a written clarification.
So that’s pretty clear that Sukumar didn’t get inspired from Ukkupadam but from Dharam Yuddham movie. Now one would wonder where did that writer got inspired from to write his Ukkupadam story. Meanwhile, some say, ‘there are many chances that many people will get the same idea and such coincidences should not be labelled as plagiarism’.
We have to see what Writers Association and that writer who alleged Sukumar of copying has to say further.
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