'Adithya Varma's Dhruv Vikram, Radikaa Sarathkumar in row over film scenes, get notices

Vikram’s son Dhruv Vikram, who recently me his debut with ithya Varma, and Rhikaa Sarathkumar have been slapped with government tices for ‘glorifying’ smoking in ir movies. As per reports,  Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai, sent tices to actors and makers for breaching Section 5 and 22 of COTPA (Cigarettes and Or Tobacco Products Act) in remake of Arjun Reddy and Market Raja MBBS respectively. health body has urged makers to remove smoking scenes in posters, teasers, trailers and videos. 

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Makers t too pleased 

As per reports in a daily, makers have confirmed  development but were t too satisfied. ithya Varma director Gireesaaya was quoted as saying that his movie was a remake of Arjun Reddy, that was also reme as Kabir Singh, and that he h only stayed true to traits of original character. He stated that smoking and drinking scenes were important to display anger manment issues of character. Gireesaaya ded that he was clueless about ‘new’ government rules, but he ded that if government wants it removed, y will try to do so, and also be careful in future.  

Karthik Gangharan, producer of Market Raja MBBS, meanwhile, told media publication that re was point in m being warned after films h alrey generated buzz with se promotional materials. Terming it ‘new’, he stated that censor board h provided m certificate on basis of smoking and alcohol consumption scenes, and that disclaimer ‘Cigarette smoking causes cancer and it kills’ was being shown by m at bottom of screen.  Director Saran reportedly said that he h received tice, but Rikaa h forwarded it to her. He ded that her character controlled entire area, so she being a smoker was important and it t done to grab attention. 

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ithya Varma h hit screens on vember 22. movie also stars Banita Sandhu and Priya Anand in le roles. This has t been only controversy that remake or original have got embroiled in. protagonist’s ‘toxic masculinity’ has been a topic of debate ever since Vijay Deverakonda played Arjun Reddy in original. Meanwhile, Market Raja MBBS is gearing up for release on vember 29. Apart from Rikaa Sarathkumar, movie also stars Arav and Nassar. 

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