Controversies continue to haunt power star Pavan Kalyam’s films. His latest film – Teen Maar, whose audio release function was held amidst a lot fanfare on Monday, has also been caught in a strange controversy.
“Teen Maar” has turned out to be a cultural organization fighting for the cause of separate Telangana statehood. Its founder and popular singer Warangal Ravi said Teen Maar symbolizes the Telangana folk music played by Dalit community, especially Madigas and the “dappu” being used in all Telangana folk arts has emerged from this Teen Maar culture.
“It is unfortunate that the producers of the film have used this Telangana symbol to make money in Andhra region. We don’t allow them to use the title at all and they will have to face serious repercussions if the title continues,” Ravi said.
There are indications that Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi president Manda Krishna Madiga will also raise protests over the Teen Maar title.
It may be mentioned that Pavan Kalyan’s earlier film Komuram Puli, also landed in a controversy as it was opposed by Adivasis on the pretext that it amounted to insulting legendary tribal hero Komuram Bheem, who was killed fighting with the Nizam forces. “The word ‘Komaram’ was the name of a clan in the Adivasis and using that word for film is nothing but insulting the Adivasi culture and tradition,” the tribal leaders said. Finally, Pavan had to drop the word Komuram from the title on the day of release.
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