Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu is in trouble as the Animal Welfare Board of India has issued a show cause notice to its producers Sri Venkateswara Creations for using five elephants in the film without seeking proper pre-shoot permission from the board. The board has termed the shooting ‘illegal’ and a ‘violation of Performing Animals (Registration) Rules, 2001’.
“The Board has received a complaint regarding illegal shooting of animals by M/s Venkateswara Creations using Elephants-5 without the pre-shoot permission from the Animal Welfare Board of India in Tamil Film “Varisu”, which is the violation of Performing Animals (Registration) Rules, 2001 (as amended in 2002). The Board has not received the Pre-shoot application from you for Tamil Film “Varisu” till date (sic),” the official statement of the board read.
The board has now directed the makers to submit a detailed explanation seeking reasons behind the violations of the law within seven days. “…failing which AWBI shall take any or all such action as it may deem to consider proper and necessary for the welfare of the animals (sic),” the statement read.
An official response to this show cause notice from the makers of Varisu is awaited.
Meanwhile, Varisu is creating ripples in Tollywood and Kollywood. Hot debates and harsh comments have been a daily affair. Producers of both the industries are becoming increasingly aggressive on media regarding the allocation of the theaters for the film in the Telugu States.
The statements are getting out of hands and creating unnecessary rifts between the two giants. Producer Dil Raju has responded on this controversy today and said that he will talk on the whole issue in a press meet soon.
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