Click to play videoBangalore: After pro-Kannada activists, lawyers and industrialists protested against the verdict of the Cauvery water disputes tribunal, it was the turn of the film fraternity in Bangalore to come out on the streets to register their disapproval over the verdict.
Nearly 5,000 members of the Kannada film industry hit the streets on Tuesday to express their disapproval, using their screen charisma to make people empathise with the condition of farmers in the Cauvery belt.
Along with the rest of Karnataka, thousands of screen icons from the Kannada film industry also feel that the state has been given a raw deal by the Cauvery Tribunal order.
“We are with the people of Karnataka and the farmers from here,” said actor Vishnuvardhan.
The show of disapproval was not just limited to street demonstrations.
Director Prem went to the extent of canceling his shooting schedule in Tamil Nadu because of the dispute and rushed back to Karnataka to join in the chorus.
Tamil channels have also gone off-air and Tamil films have not been screened in the state since the verdict was announced.
But isn't this carrying the resentment a bit too far?
“But everything is unfair right now and you cannot expect anything to be fair in this situation,” said actor Ravichandran.
Cinema has always sought to be the voice of the people. The Kannada film industry has gone a step further and chosen to voice the concerns of farmers in distress.
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