'DP' controversy

  • IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,February 01 2012]

The Kannada film 'Dhandupalya' controversy is not going to end very soon. The KFCC after receiving a complaint from senior journalist from Mysore Srinath that his book is the source for 'Dhandupalya' Kannada film and it is nothing but sheer plagiarism from director Srinivasaraju he alleged.

Director Srinivasaraju was called for his explanation in the KFCC to sort out the issue. Director Srinivasaraju went with enough proof and even today he is not able to read Kannada. How he can lift the contents in the book of Srinath.

Srinath on the other side says his book 'Dhandupalya' on the dreaded killers was written ten years ago, it is very popular and even got the state award for his research in the novel on the killers. He has proof of finding the book at the time of shooting of 'Dhandupalya' in Mysore.

Talks at the conciliation committee failing in the case of 'Dhandupalya' controversy, writer cum journalist Srinath has decided to go to court with the Copyright Act violation.