Chennai: A row erupted right here on Thursday over the alleged denial of entry to a household, mentioned to be from a specific ST neighborhood, right into a metropolis cinema theatre regardless of possessing legitimate tickets, although the cinema home insisted it solely adhered to Censor guidelines.
As the difficulty snowballed into a significant controversy, with many on Twitter asking if the members have been denied entry as a result of they belonged to the actual Narikuravar neighborhood, the theatre administration later allowed all of them to observe the newly launched Tamil flick, “Pathu Thala”, starring Silambarasan TR.
A video of the members being denied entry regardless of exhibiting what appeared like legitimate tickets however being shooed away by theatre employees went viral, drawing widespread condemnation. Some individuals have been heard making an attempt to steer the employees to permit the household inside. Local information channels shared a video on their social media platform.
An incident at Rohini Theater in Chennai the place a sure neighborhood was not allowed to observe the movie even after shopping for tickets has induced a shock pic.twitter.com/qwStLXV94q
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The administration of Rohini Silver Screens theatre, the place the movie was operating, mentioned it has taken be aware of the state of affairs. “A few individuals along with their children with valid tickets have sought entry to the cinema to watch ‘Pathu Thala’ movie. As we know, the movie is censored U/A by the authorities,” it mentioned in a press release.
Tamil Nadu | Some individuals belonging to a specific tribe have been denied proper to observe a film with tickets at Chennai’s Rohini Theater
They have been allowed inside on time earlier than the present instantly after it was dropped at the administration discover,” clarifies Chennai’s Rohini… pic.twitter.com/YPp1qbzxOc
— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2023
Children under 12 years can’t be permitted to observe U/A-rated motion pictures as per the legislation, it added. “Our ticket checking staff has denied entry on this basis to the family which had come with children aged 2,6,8 and 10.”
“However, since the audience gathered turned into a frenzy and took a different perspective of the situation without full understanding, in order to avert any law and order problem… The same family was allowed entry to watch the movie on time,” the assertion learn. The theatre administration later launched a video of the household having fun with the motion flick.
