The Asian Age

PUPPY ’S IN TROUBLE

THE FILM POSTER HAS A US PORN STAR AS WELL AS SWAMI NITHYANAND­A IN ITS MOTION POSTER TO WHICH SOME HAVE RAISED AN OBJECTION

- ANUPAMA SUBRAMANIA­N

Producer Isari Ganesh of Vels Film Internatio­nal recently faced a severe backlash for trolling Superstar Rajinikant­h’s political entry in a scene in his last outing Comali and later removed it owing to the pressure from fans and Kamal’s advice.

Another film of his — Puppy, with comedian Yogi Babu, Varun and Samyukata Hedge in the lead, has also been dragged into controvers­y.

A. Selvam, state vice president of Shiv Sena, has lodged a case against the Puppy crew for an unusual poster they released recently. In his letter, Selvam alleges that the poster juxtaposin­g US porn actor Johnny Sins on one side of Yogi Babu and Varun and Swami Nithyanand­a, a promoter of Hinduism, on the other hurts the sentiments of Hindus. He added it may also provoke lewd thoughts in the minds of youngsters.

Puppy is reportedly a comedy film that revolves around a dog. The movie is written and directed by Nattu Dev aka Morattu Single.

The music is by Dharan Kumar. Incidental­ly, the makers, while releasing the motion poster, had posted an unusual tweet, which said, “@VelsFilmIn­tl’s Next, A Naughty #PuppyMotio­nPoster ! ‘Only For Murattu Singles’ ”

Trolling Rajini had led to enormous pre-promotion publicity for Comali and perhaps the makers can expect a similar hype for Puppy as well!

When contacted, Isari Ganesh said, “I also heard about it. As I am out of city on work, I am not fully aware of the issue. I can talk in detail only later.”

He added, “My banner is committed to do only good quality films.

Comali had a relevant message to the society. Puppy is also a fun film and the director is a debutant with lot of quirky ideas.”

PUPPY IS ALSO A FUN FILM AND THE DIRECTOR IS A DEBUTANT WITH LOT OF QUIRKY IDEAS — ISARI GANESH

 ??  ?? The poster of Puppy
The poster of Puppy
 ??  ?? Yogi Babu
Yogi Babu
 ??  ?? Johnny Sins
Johnny Sins

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