HD Kumaraswamy bats for deferring Kaala release

Kumaraswamy, however, said the government would implement the directions of the Karnataka High Court which came on a plea by the producers seeking directions for smooth release of the film. Pro-Kannada outfits have threatened to stall the film, set to hit the screens on June 7, over the actor’s reported remarks on the Cauvery row involving Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 

In an appeal as a ‘Kannadiga’, Kumaraswamy requested the distributor of the film not to release it in “this kind of atmosphere”. 

“As the state government, I have to implement the directions of the high court. That I will take care of. It is my responsibility also. We will have to follow the high court direction,” he told reporters here. 

The court had been hearing a petition by Kaala’s producer K Dhanush and his wife Aishwarya, son-in-law and daughter of Rajinikanth, who sought directions to the Karnataka government and the KFCC for smooth release of the film.