Amaravati: Two days after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) cleared the release of Ram Gopal Varma’s upcoming directorial ‘Lakshmi’s NTR’, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has sought postponement of the film’s release.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh, the TDP requested the poll official to postpone the film’s screening until April 11, the day when Andhra Pradesh will go to polls.
“The person who is producing this movie is Mr. Rakesh Reddy. He belongs to the YSRCP. It is an opposition party who is producing this movie which is directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The director Ram Gopal Varma announced the movie date on 29. 03. 2019 (Friday). On this date movie should not be released as it is mentioned in the Election code, any biopic movie should not be released. It is also told by the chief election commissioner Sunil Arora so I'm following in the rules of the election commission,” the complaint read.
The complainant went on to say that this the movie will cause fights and hamper security in the region. He also claimed that as this film is being produced by Rakesh Reddy, who is a member of the opposition party, it is against NTR, who founded the TDP.