Produced by Mangadu Amman Movies, Rajaganapathy is the protagonist of the movie ‘A Padam’. Directed by Castleless Siva.co, the film is a commercial film that deals with the biography of Annal Ambedkar and the issues of caste, religion and the importance of education, medicine and agriculture. Megha Shree and Sushmita Sen play the lead roles and Chandra Bose plays the main character.
- Many people of today’s generation speak badly about Gandhi and Ambedkar: Actress and director Lakshmi Ramakrishnan
- BJP is not a hostile party; there is no enmity if we discuss ideologically without criticizing the individual: Thol Thirumavalavan
- Gautami asked for correction in 44 places: Director Castless Siva
The music and trailer launch of the film was held on Thursday morning at Prasad Label, Saligramam, Chennai. President of the Liberation Tigers of India Thol Thirumavalavan, Deputy General Secretary Vanni Govt, actress and director Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, director Dharmaseelan Senthuran and others participated in the event as special guests.
Producer and hero Rajaganapathy said, “Mammootty who played Ambedkar in the Malayalam film ‘Bheem’ starring Mammootty is the one we can see. But now when you watch this film made in Tamil, you will see only Ambedkar. I have travelled in this story realistically. For some reason the struggle with the sensor has to be done. There are many objections to the film. If the censor certificate is denied to this film, we have planned to release it on OTT.”
Director Castless Siva said, “The censor officials who saw this film were at a loss to decide what certificate to give it. A group of 15 people, including actress Gauthami, watched this film saying that they are sending it to the revising committee. Leaders Prabhakaran and Karmaveerar Kamarajar who appeared in this film said that the films should be removed. They said, ‘Is Kamarajar greater than Saraswati, show them both equal. They also said that the word intellectual weapon should be removed.
In the movie ‘Kashmir Files’ released in Hindi, the idol of Lord Shiva was burnt.. Everyone appreciated it, but if they want to create awareness by showing the scene of Sai Baba pushing the cart and begging, they say it is insulting. What is wrong in saying that the national flag should be flown at half-mast for the death of farmers and that the national flag should be draped over the body of a dead farmer? Different justification for Mani Ratnam who put the scene of burning the national flag in ‘Roja’… and justification for me?
There is a film within this film. A sensor crew is also shown within it. The Censor team has made it a point that there should not be any scene that is highly related to a Tamilian. How can we not talk about Thiruvalluvar? They have said that they have to make corrections in this film at 44 places.
Actress and director Lakshmi Ramakrishnan says, “The smile of the producer of this film, Rajaganapathy, is unique. It’s a smile that reflects what’s in the heart. I was stunned to see the acting dialogue of Rajaganapati who played Ambedkar in this. Any endeavor with dedication will win. The director of this film, Castless Siva, will also get such a success. People’s minds are currently on hot topics.
I was surprised to see the trailer of this movie. I would like to give special thanks to the editor of this film, LVK Das. It is great to tell about a subject in detail in a film. But it says many things. Many people of today’s generation speak badly about Gandhi and Ambedkar.
Just like an anti-Indian film, this film has also been developed from a new angle. I liked the movie Anti-Indian so much that I called Blue Shirt Maran right away and praised him. Then the Blue Shirt Maran broke a new path in procuring a censor certificate. He said that this film will also get a sensor solution on that track.”
Deputy General Secretary of the Liberation Parties, Vannia Arasu said, “The ruling class here has also captured the Censor Board. Democracy is also denied there. This can be disastrous. Censor board members should not be appointed on the basis of religion or party.”
Commenting on the film, Viduthalai Siruthaigal Katchi chief Thol Thirumavalavan said, “Many films show Ambedkar as the leader of a particular community. That is wrong. He is for everyone. He emphasised on equality and democracy. Now without criticizing an individual, without criticizing a party, if we discuss ideologically, no one will get enmity. Human history is a war between ideologies.
Communism is about appreciating humanity, speaking out against injustice and loving peace. BJP is not an enemy party. There is no enmity on caste, religion… domination, oppression and exploitation is the enmity of mankind. There are invisible barriers between each caste. Sister Lakshmi Ramakrishnan boldly calls me Anna because of her faith in democracy. That is the idea of Ambedkar.
The trailer of this film was released by Thol Thirumavalavan.
Crew
Cinematography: Satish, Music: Joss Franklin, Collage: LVK Das; Art Director: SK; Stunt Director: Thunder Lightning Ilango Das B; Product Manager: Ananda Narayanan; Cashier: Karthik; Associate Director: Saravanan; Assistant Director: Arvindhan Shankar; Assistant Cinematographer: Rajasekhar; Designer: Shiva; Public relations: MB Anandan.
