Kattappa effect: Bandh in Karnataka against Baahubali-2

‘Kannada Okoota’, an umbrella organisation of Kannada bodies, has announced ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ on April 28, the date of release of the most anticipated Indian movie of the year, to protest the remarks of Sathyaraj, who plays the key character of ‘Kattappa’ in the epic fantasy.

“The remarks made by Sathyaraj against Kannadigas during the Cauvery row (a few years ago) had crossed limits of decency. We will not allow the film to be released under any circumstances,” Vatal Nagaraj, who heads Kannada Okoota, said. 

Kannada activists would stop the release in every district, Nagaraj, also the leader of Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, a Kannada outfit, said. The organisations were not against the film as such, but opposed to Sathyaraj’s remarks, he said.