CONTROVERSIAL SCENE TO BE SCREENED FOR OPINION

The director of the film Nellu, M. Sivashankar, and producer AM. Karthikeyan are perturbed because the Censor Board wanted them to chop off a scene that is based on a real-life incident that took place decades ago.

The film has a scene in which scores of agricultural laborers, including women and children, are burnt alive for demanding a wage hike. This is based on the incident that happened in Kizhvenmani village in Thanjavur.

The Censor officials felt that this could rake up a long forgotten issue and cause problems in the society, as most of the deceased are Dalits.

However, the producer and director, to stress on the importance of this scene, have decided to screen Nellu to Communist party men and Dalits and seek their opinion if it would cause unrest in the society in present times.

Source: http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-10-03/nellu-sivashankar-karthikeyan-19-08-10.html