Controversies that rocked Kollywood

With Puli's trailer out, K-Town has been buzzing about this much-anticipated movie. Vijay's fans are waiting to see Ilayathalapathy on screen in a fantasy period drama, for the first time. Although the news of Puli's release being postponed has been making the rounds, Filmibeat reports that, apparently, Vijay lost his cool and lashed out at director Chimbu Devan over postponement of the film. Earlier reports claimed that the film would release on September 17. But due to delay in post-production work, the release date was postponed to October 1, 2015. But the news has not gone down well with the actor. Reportedly, he scolded the director. Known for his punctuality, the calm and composed Vijay lost his cool when he found out about the news of postponement.

While the news of Vijay losing his cool has been making rounds on social media, find out the most talked about controversies that rocked Kollywood...

Krishna Kulasekaran’s divorce
One of the most controversial news of 2015 was Krishna Kulasekaran’s appeal for divorce. According to a report on Indianexpress.com, Krishna, who married Hemalatha last year, recently filed for a divorce claiming to be a victim of physical and mental harassment. He claimed that his wife was torturing him since the day they got married. The report also stated that the actor has alleged that his wife wouldn’t let him inside his house when he returned late from shoots and doubted him of having relationships with several women. However, reportedly Hemalatha has pressed dowry charges on her husband and his family. These claims were rubbished by Krishna, as reported by the Indianexpress.com.

- Aarti Iyengar

Vishwaroopam’s web of controversies
Kamal Haasan’s magnum opus, Vishwaroopam, was attacked repeatedly for different reasons. The movie was banned just before release and Kamal Haasan was hit hard as a result. Having also financed the project, Kamal was on the verge of bankruptcy. The first blow that the film received was when the producers and theatre owners refused to screen the film thanks to Kamal’s plan to release the film on DTH platforms. According to a report on Indiatoday.in, the actor had a plan of releasing the movie on DTH (Direct-To-Home) first before releasing it on the big screen. Reportedly, this flared up the theatre owners as it would translate into a loss for them. Once Kamal dropped the DTH plan, a new problem erupted. Reportedly, the Muslim community of several Southern states were enraged by the portrayal of their community in the movie. This led to a ban on the movie’s release in Tamil Nadu. Faced with the prospect of going bankrupt, Kamal, apparently, even made a statement saying that he was in search of a secular place to stay as Tamil Nadu wanted him out, reported Indiatoday.in.

Kushboo Sundar spoke in favour for pre-marital sex and live-in relationships
Kushboo Sundar’s life has always been in the limelight, be it for her alleged affair with actor, Prabhu or the temple being built for her by fans. In 2005, she again made headlines when she favoured pre-marital sex and live-in relationships, reported Newindianexpress.com. Apparently, her statement angered several political parties and groups resulting in protests. She was even charged for instilling such thoughts in the minds of girls. However, according to Hindustantimes.com, the Madras High Court had accepted the concept of pre-marital sex. Apparently, the actress was charged with 23 criminal cases of obscenity due to her bold statement.

Nayanthara’s temple controversy
Nayanthara, who is known to attract attention, found herself in a spot with the temple authorities. According to a report on Indiaglitz.com, Nayanthara had a fight with the temple authorities of Killikaavi in Manicheri, Kerala. The report stated that Nayanthara, when shooting for Bodyguard, wanted to visit the temple on the day of the Malayalam New Year, Vishu. However, the temple authorities stopped her from entering the temple premises as she had worn salwar kameez, which they considered taboo. She still jostled her way in to the temple much to the ire of the authorities. Apparently, fans asked Nayanthara to apologise to the authorities after understanding the situation. The actress, refusing to do so, called the crew of the film and after an hour or so, finally apologised for her misconduct.

Sona Heiden sexually assaulted by SPB Charan
Actress, Sona Heiden, is controversy’s favourite child. Reportedly, the actress had a fight with her friend and director, Venkat Prabhu, and refused to return the money borrowed. However, the news that attracted more attention was the FIR that he had registered against SPB Charan, son of SP Balasubramanian, for sexually assaulting her, as reported on Dnaindia.com. The report stated that Sona was sexually assaulted by SPB Charan in Venkat Prabhu’s success party which she had attended to collect her final payment. Reportedly, the actress was quoted as saying that, when she arrived at the party, she was shocked to see everyone drunk but things became worse when SPB Charan made a move on her and passed snide comments when she resisted. Traumatised by this experience, she was hospitalised. Post this, she decided to file an FIR.