RAJINI FILM CREW ATTACK 2 PHOTOGS

Chennai: The shooting of Rajinikanth’s mega budget film 2.0 here was marred by an unsavoury incident on Wednesday when two photojournalists were allegedly assaulted by the crew for questioning the blocking of a road. Though the agitated journalists initially lodged a police complaint against the concerned crew members, they withdrew it after the film director Shankar expressed regret. The journalists, Raghunathan and Sri Barath, alleged they were beaten up when they questioned the blocking of a key intersection in central Triplicane by several vehicles of the film crew. “When we asked if it was proper to inconvenience public by blocking roads especially during (morning) peak hour, two crew members used foul language against us and we were beaten up,” Raghunathan, photographer of an English daily, told PTI. He said Barath, working for a Tamil daily, was also assaulted following which they lodged a police complaint seeking appropriate action.