The huge controversy over the police highhandedness in preventing controversial film make Ram Gopal Varma from entering Vijayawada and addressing a press meet at the NTR statue in the city is being viewed as yet another publicity gimmick by the director.
Varma has finally got the court nod for the release of his much-talked about film Lakshmi’s NTR in Andhra Pradesh on May Day.
But he was well aware that the film has already lost its steam, since the elections to Andhra Pradesh assembly are over and it does not serve any purpose in releasing the film.
Secondly, the film has already been released in Telangana and majority of the people from urban areas of Andhra had already viewed it and given their verdict.
The pirated version has already been in circulation in the Andhra and so, there is no other commercial value for the film now. And thus, the film has failed to generate any kind of enthusiasm among the Andhra audience.
Under these circumstances, Varma knows the film will not have a great run in Andhra theatres even it is released now. So, he needed a big controversy to draw the crowds to the theatres.
The director is trying to blame Chandrababu Naidu for the police over-action in preventing him from entering Vijayawada, while the TDP leaders have been crying from roof tops that the Election Commission has virtually taken away Naidu’s powers.
The police are now under the control of the Election Commission and even if Naidu gives directions to the police to stop Varma from entering Vijayawada, the EC can always counter him by instructing the police to allow him.
The fact is that when the model code of conduct is in force, the EC cannot allow any press conferences on controversial issues.
The police clearly said they were bound by the EC rules. If Varma felt injustice was done to him, he could have approached the EC rather than blaming Naidu.
But all that he wants is publicity for his film!
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