The announcement by Ravi Belagere, the editor of the Kannada tabloid Hi! Bangalore, that he intended to make a film loosely based on the political events and undercurrents in Karnataka over the last couple of years has had the predictable results. First, the title of the film ran into trouble, as a result of which it had to be changed from “Mukhyamantri in Love, Radhika Ninna Sarasavidhene” to “Mukhyamantri I Love You, by Radha“. Then, after the movie’s mahurat, Janata Dal (Secular) workers stormed the newspaper’s offices and demanded the project be scrapped. And now, supporters of H.D. Deve Gowda have filed a defamation case for Rs 10 crore and sought a stay on the film’s release.
Belagere contends that the movie is not based on the former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. No CM’s father in Karnataka’s history has been called Tantre Gowda, and no CM’s wife has been an IAS officer, as has been depicted in the film. After an altercation with her, the CM gets close to an actress called “Radha“. The message of the film is that voters should not forget their responsibilities when their CM is being puppeteered from outside. In other words, “the characters are entirely fictional and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and unintentional”.
Questions: Should a political film like Mukhyamantri I Love You be allowed to be made? Or should it be disallowed because it involves real-life characters in a developing political situation? Should serving politicians be open to lampooning without restraint? Or should it be disallowed because it feeds on gossip and hearsay, and could tilt the political scales? Could movies like these end up becoming political fodder for rival parties in a State going to the polls soon? On the other hand, does freedom of expression mean anything if writers and film-makers can’t say what they want to because it might offend somebody high and mighty?
churumuri 
This is question of Freedom of Speech.
Everybody has the right to give an opinon.Mr Ravi is expressing it in the form of a movie……..that is it.
I dont know why Gowda & Sons are making a fuss out on nothing…….as the proverb goes
Kumbalakai kalla andre Hegal Mutkund noddhaa
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Instead of asking for banning, the real characters should act in it! If they did,They would surprise Ravi, who will never be able to keep pace with the twists and turns.
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Reminds of the characters who kept claiming: “It’s me”, “I did it”, “It’s about me”.
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Looks like the REAL tantre gowda family is scared of the REAL tantre gowda and its effect on the upcoming election. So they want to do stop Belagere cashing in on their story. Will Radha also file another defamation case ???
Actually, through this court case, Belagere and his movie is getting free publicity and making people eagerly wait for the film. Also indirectly helping congress and BJP and gives something new to Sadananda Gowda to spin this in place of the beedi story which is being recycled now in every public meeting :-)
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typo in my earlier posting. read as “Looks like the REAL tantre gowda family is scared of the REEL tantre gowda”
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Frankly, who cares?
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for me it looks like a publicity stunt for the movie..it could be othewise as well
remember when the so called intellectual director of the kannada cinema nagathihalli chandrshekar claimed threat from MNCs for his movie ‘Mathad Mathadu Mallige’, but failed to name anyone or provide any proof of the threat.
This one from his mate looks very similar to that..
Although, this one looks more probable, but you can never belive anyone these days, can you?
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Continue with job, Ravi. Pay 10 crores out of profit to Devegowda family, the value of thier MAANA MARYADE as per thier valuation.
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Continue with job, Ravi. Pay 10 crores out of profit to Devegowda family, the value of thier MAANA MARYADE as per thier valuation.
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Yes, political movies like these and even spoofs like these should be made. It is time Deve Gowda and his family stop taking themselves too seriously and have a laugh at themselves. Actually Deve Gowda and his cotorie could as well as remake and act in the Dwarkish movie “Guru Shishyaru”… Gowda and his family ideally suit the roles of the Dumb shishyas ….
But you got to remember Gowda and his family are no saints unlike in the movie…
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It’s sad that in the mobocracy we are quickly becoming, a “ban” is the first thing that comes across our minds each time we meet something that doesn’t meet our expectations or isn’t to our liking. That said, the issue is not so simple.
Certainly the Tantre Gowda character bears a likeness to Deve Gowda, and the old man is entitled to feel aggrieved. At the same time, it is incredible that DG should feel that he is being defamed by a work of “fiction” while the people of Karnataka have been exposed to the “facts” for the last 40 or so months. What does it say about the power of fiction?
Funnily, there seems to be no noise from the Kumaraswamy camp about the chief minister getting cosy with a movie actress? Is Kumaranna more democratic than his father? Or are his hands clean (pun unintended)? Does he think Belagere could be talking of R. Gundu Rao, or maybe B.S. Yediyurappa himself and his coastal dalliance?
Ravi Belagere is sure to have anticipated the trouble he would face. The fact that he still has gone ahead means that either he wants the fracas because it will fetch him some cheap if not free publicity. Or he is only doing the bidding of some people behind the scenes, ideological fellow-travellers from his home district Bellary.
Indian cinema is littered with the carcasses of films which tried to exploit contemporary situations, like Rajiv Gandhi’s killing. An oversensitive Deve Gowda has only played into Belagere’s hands, whose only motivation towards movie making is that “Agni” Sridhar too has made a film, and a successful one at that.
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/me waits for dr ramesh’s comments… :D
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Does the Dental Doc have a role in the movie?
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May be we should have a spoof of the movie Mukyamantri I love you Radha…
Tantre Gowda becomes Kanthrey Gowda
CMmmuu becomes SonBrother
Radha becomes FishTail
Jyothishi Soma becomes The Oracle of Basavanagudi
Yeddi becomes Peddatownsman
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Since Tantre Gowda doesn’t understand Internet, Dr Ramesh will be the Online Mouth Piece of Tantre Gowda !!
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Don’t disturb Danthavaidyaru. If he opens his mouth you cannot withstand/tolerate it. It is just like waking up the sleeping family from deep sleep. Allow them to have ample rest till elections.
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If mana-nashta-mukhadhame were applicable to the internet in the way our politicians would probably like it to be – all of us churumuri commentors would be behind bars now.
Thank God the internet is not controlled by our system!
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Mooru bittavarige entha mana maryade swamy…it is the biggest joke that this idiot DG is filing for de-famation and that too in hassan.
As people have commented, this could be well another stunt by Ravi Belagere to get some cheap publicity for his movie. He has done this several times for his books…now it is movies.
I sometimes feel this RB guy has no brains of his own, he is only trying to imitate P Lankesh in everything he does.
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When the dental doctor plucks the fangs and teeth out of Tantre Gowda, the latter will be “Hallu kitta haavu”!!
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Reminds me of AA DINAGALU.
Meaning ; those days when the father was an ordinary pwd contractor plying in an old scooter.flash forward to today and all you see is the crude display of wealth and arrogance.How did all this come about.We need an updated version of Aa Dinagalu no wonder the Gowda family act like how Kotwals , Jairajs , Oil Kumars , and the koli fayaz used to settle disputes.
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Ravi Belagere is no saint – just like SRK, Sivaji, etc, etc are not. But attributing making the film itself as a means of getting cheap publicity is not correct (One movie might just wipe out his profits of the entire year).
But yes, RB’s neck (and pride) is on the block. The movie will be compared to “those days” (aa dinagalu). Much as I may wonder at the effortless versatility of RB, I have this feeling that MuMaILU will not match up to “those days”. The reason for that may neithr RB nor Fire Sridhar but that “new kid on the block” of a director called chaitanya. “Those Days” has the class of today.
Yo!
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Just completed reading ‘daagiriya dinagalu-2 &3..My opinion on Ravi belagere got confirmed..
As for as movie is concerned, we don’t have to take Ravi belagere too seriously.
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Perhaps someone can make a mohabbatein type movie based on the romances of CM (a happy triangle), Deputy CM (tragic triangle) and kamakacharya (comic triange)?
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RB has a right to be as “creative” as he wants to be. Why should anyone ever try to ban the movie? It is not the first time that such movies are made, and it certainly won’t be the last time.
And how pathetic are his supporters. Defamation case, huh?!?! Oh wait, now that I made this comment, can they sue me? ;)
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Nastika,
You are wrong! Dirty DG understands Internet but on his own terms.
DG “Yenla adhu Internettu gittu? Adhenu wosa Raagi Hitta?”
HaDeKu “Yilla Anna! Adhu thanthili wasa thara fota matthu news batthade asteya”
DG “Hangaadrey nanu Internettunaagi chendhag kantheena? Yillandhrey helu wasi namma hudugra bittu yella kadey thanthi kattharisi bidtheeni.”
HaDeKu “Internettnalli namm ishya illa battha eyethey antha haiklu heltha iddhru. Adhrey yenu madodhu adhralli dhuddilla! Adhakke revanna noo sumke avaney–yaaro bari bikaru bewarsi gali Nettu Gittu antha neghdahtah awarey.”
DG “Thhoothhterri adhragey dhuddu yilwa! Hangaadrey aaw vishya yaake nan mundhey yetthideela…thhoo ninna!”
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Contd…
DG “Hangaadhrey aaw Kehney awanalla awangey Nettalley road madkohogu antha helu maga! Namage dhuddu ulithadey matthu ee narayan murthy antha warindha ondhistu mecchugey batthadey.”
HadeKu “Bo chennagaithey nimma plan..yestadru ee desa ney alidha thaley nimdu!…”
Supporters “Devegowdarigey Jayavagali…Devegowdarigey Jayavagali…Devegowdarigey Jayavagali…”
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one of friends is very closely associated with this movie…..
Movie – Movie for sure has lot more to offer than some bits-and-pieces being talked about…overall, it looks like they will have whole-family entertainment one….Including sadabiruchi haadu, sambashane etc.
Publicity – I like the publicity strategy – like the one adopted by iPhone etc. Bit of hype, bit of controversy, bit of…… RB is neither confirms nor denies the ‘Gowada family’ aspect
Gowda Family – They have almost full details of the movie, including some portion of shooting. Naturally they are upset about some ugly stuff coming out..They have already tried to stop the movie thru different means (anyone can guess!!!) and RB has been extremely tactful in getting out of all those mess
RB Clean ? – Out of scope for this discussion thread?
How come RB has so many details (related to political scene and politicians around) of fast couple of years – Well, that is his trade-secret and what I learnt is that he has really very effective network giving kind-of-hourly details…So, for sure people can expect to see many behind-the-scene stories on-the-scene in movie
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Kumblakaayi Kalla andre Hegal mutt nodkondnanthe. Hange aaythu Kanthri Gowdan Kathe.
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Why does your caption say “Gowda film?” It is a Belagere film. The Holenarasipura Clan will use your caption as evidence against RB. Watch out!
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Sanjay–
Aane kadda avamaana adake kottu ulisikondahaage.
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Nice one pulikeshi
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Ban it !
“Truth” is bitter and now-a-days even medicine is sugar coated ! so why shouldn’t “Truth” be sugar coated too ?
Surely, “Truth” can only exist on a pedestal, to be worshiped as required and than ignored !!!
This is India – where we worship the ideals but assassinate those live the ideals. Ban anything that is against the ruling powers (political or otherwise) and let the masses dance to Bollywood numbers instead.
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The biased writers like belageri are deceiving the people, in order to favour his beloved political party/politicians.
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