AMR will not give credit to anyone

Director AMR Ramesh refutes T Gururaj���������s claim that he took inputs from the latter���������s book for his film Attahasa
It would seem that director AMR Ramesh���������s film on the slain forest brigand Veerappan, Attahasa, courts controversy every other day. The filmmaker is already battling it out in court with people associated with Veerappan, including his wife Muthulakshmi and Nakeeran Gopalan.
The latest in the series is a complaint filed by Mysore-based media professional T Gururaj with the Karnataka Film Director���������s Association (KFDA), claiming that Ramesh had approached him for inputs from his book on Veerappan.
���������Before he began shooting for the film, Ramesh came to me as he thought that my book Rudhra Narthana was very informative. He said that he���������d use some inputs and give me credit for the same. Subsequently, though, I never heard from him. I was not invited to the muhurat and not given credit. Hence, I filed a complaint,��������� says Gururaj.
Based on the promotional material of the film and Ramesh���������s narration of his story at press conferences, the president of the KFDA, MS Ramesh, asked the director to give Gururaj credit for the inputs used.
Ramesh, though, is indignant and says that he���������ll not give credit to anyone. ���������I���������ve never met Gururaj, and have not read his book. There are so many people who���������ve written books and articles about Veerappan. Can I give credit to all of them? I will not give credit to anyone. Even if a hundred people come to me with such claims, I will take them all to court,��������� says the director, adding, ���������I���������ve been researching about Veerappan since 2006. All my interviews with people associated with him have been recorded and documented.���������
And with Ramesh unwilling to oblige, Gururaj claims that he too will seek legal assistance in sorting out the matter. ���������I am going to claim credit and royalty,��������� he says.
Contributed by Mahesh H