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Ranjith, Jayaraj see neglect of good films

KOZHIKODE: Ranjith, film director, who has come up with a stunning performance as the hero of Gulmohar, has criticised the Kerala State Film Development Corporation and the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy for the film being allegedly denied a release in the State-owned theatres Kairali and Sree.

Speaking at a meet-the-press programme here on Saturday, Ranjith minced no words when Jayaraj, director of Gulmohar, expressed his disappointment.

He said the State-owned theatres were not willing to screen a national-award winning film such as Ekantham even as a noon show.

“While shooting my last film, Thirakkatha, at Chitranjali Studio in Thiruvananthapuram, I was surprised to find that a reality show for a television channel was being given priority over a feature film,” he added.

Jayaraj said theatres in Kerala preferred Tamil and dubbed Telugu films to Malayalam films.

“It is unfortunate that even our State-owned theatres are ignoring good films,” he said.

“Gulmohar is an honest portrayal of the dreams of some revolutionaries in Kerala.”

Script-writer Deedi said Gulmohar was not a Naxalite film.

“It is a film against injustices in society,” she said.

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