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The floodgates have opened on a movie ominously titled DAM999, which some political parties in Tamil Nadu feel is toeing the line of neighbouring Kerala in a dispute between the states.
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A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &amp;mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &amp;mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.
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Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.
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Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.
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The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.
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While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s position on the dam.
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MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &amp;ldquo;connection&amp;rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&amp;rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &amp;ldquo;Ok, here&amp;rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&amp;rsquo;s economy &amp;amp;change India&amp;rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&amp;rdquo;
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Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.
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&amp;ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&amp;rdquo; he said.
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Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.
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Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai.
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&amp;ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,&amp;rdquo; explained Ouseppachan, the film&amp;rsquo;s music director.
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Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&amp;rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &amp;ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&amp;rdquo; he asked.
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With Tamil groups unrelenting, the film&amp;rsquo;s distributors have deferred the release of the Tamil version but plan to go ahead with its release in other languages outside Tamil Nadu.
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Roy has offered to organise a special screening for leaders of Tamil Nadu&amp;rsquo;s political parties to prove that it has nothing to do with the inter-state dam row. The politicians have not yet responded to the offer.
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Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.
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While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s position on the dam.
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&amp;ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&amp;rdquo; he said.
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                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The floodgates have opened on a movie ominously titled DAM999, which some political parties in Tamil Nadu feel is toeing the line of neighbouring Kerala in a dispute between the states.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&rsquo;s position on the dam.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &ldquo;connection&rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &ldquo;Ok, here&rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&rsquo;s economy &amp;change India&rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&rdquo; he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,&rdquo; explained Ouseppachan, the film&rsquo;s music director.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&rdquo; he asked.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">With Tamil groups unrelenting, the film&rsquo;s distributors have deferred the release of the Tamil version but plan to go ahead with its release in other languages outside Tamil Nadu.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy has offered to organise a special screening for leaders of Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s political parties to prove that it has nothing to do with the inter-state dam row. The politicians have not yet responded to the offer.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div>               </font>
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A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &amp;mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &amp;mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.
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Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.
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Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.
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The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.
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While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s position on the dam.
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MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &amp;ldquo;connection&amp;rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&amp;rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &amp;ldquo;Ok, here&amp;rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&amp;rsquo;s economy &amp;amp;change India&amp;rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&amp;rdquo;
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Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.
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&amp;ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&amp;rdquo; he said.
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Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.
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&amp;ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,&amp;rdquo; explained Ouseppachan, the film&amp;rsquo;s music director.
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Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&amp;rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &amp;ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&amp;rdquo; he asked.
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With Tamil groups unrelenting, the film&amp;rsquo;s distributors have deferred the release of the Tamil version but plan to go ahead with its release in other languages outside Tamil Nadu.
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Roy has offered to organise a special screening for leaders of Tamil Nadu&amp;rsquo;s political parties to prove that it has nothing to do with the inter-state dam row. The politicians have not yet responded to the offer.
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A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &amp;mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &amp;mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.
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Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.
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The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.
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While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s position on the dam.
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MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &amp;ldquo;connection&amp;rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&amp;rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &amp;ldquo;Ok, here&amp;rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&amp;rsquo;s economy &amp;amp;change India&amp;rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&amp;rdquo;
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Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.
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&amp;ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&amp;rdquo; he said.
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Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&amp;rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &amp;ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&amp;rdquo; he asked.
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It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. 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                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The floodgates have opened on a movie ominously titled DAM999, which some political parties in Tamil Nadu feel is toeing the line of neighbouring Kerala in a dispute between the states.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&rsquo;s position on the dam.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &ldquo;connection&rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &ldquo;Ok, here&rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&rsquo;s economy &amp;change India&rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&rdquo; he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,&rdquo; explained Ouseppachan, the film&rsquo;s music director.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&rdquo; he asked.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">With Tamil groups unrelenting, the film&rsquo;s distributors have deferred the release of the Tamil version but plan to go ahead with its release in other languages outside Tamil Nadu.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy has offered to organise a special screening for leaders of Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s political parties to prove that it has nothing to do with the inter-state dam row. The politicians have not yet responded to the offer.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div>               </font>
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A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &amp;mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &amp;mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.
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&amp;ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&amp;rdquo; he said.
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Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &amp;mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &amp;mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s position on the dam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &amp;ldquo;connection&amp;rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&amp;rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &amp;ldquo;Ok, here&amp;rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. 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Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.
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The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.
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While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s position on the dam.
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MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &amp;ldquo;connection&amp;rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&amp;rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&amp;rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &amp;ldquo;Ok, here&amp;rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&amp;rsquo;s economy &amp;amp;change India&amp;rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&amp;rdquo;
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Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.
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&amp;ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&amp;rdquo; he said.
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Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.
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&amp;ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,&amp;rdquo; explained Ouseppachan, the film&amp;rsquo;s music director.
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Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&amp;rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &amp;ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&amp;rdquo; he asked.
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Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&rsquo;s position on the dam.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &ldquo;connection&rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &ldquo;Ok, here&rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. 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It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. 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A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years &mdash; the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film &mdash; but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream.
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Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.
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Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse.
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The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film.
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While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala&rsquo;s position on the dam.
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MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the &ldquo;connection&rdquo; between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala&rsquo;s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen.
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Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala&rsquo;s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: &ldquo;Ok, here&rsquo;s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala&rsquo;s economy &amp;change India&rsquo;s geography. It must be replaced.&rdquo;
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Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar.
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&ldquo;There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,&rdquo; he said.
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Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday.
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Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai.
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&ldquo;He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,&rdquo; explained Ouseppachan, the film&rsquo;s music director.
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Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film&rsquo;s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. &ldquo;The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?&rdquo; he asked.
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With Tamil groups unrelenting, the film&rsquo;s distributors have deferred the release of the Tamil version but plan to go ahead with its release in other languages outside Tamil Nadu.
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Roy has offered to organise a special screening for leaders of Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s political parties to prove that it has nothing to do with the inter-state dam row. The politicians have not yet responded to the offer.
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If it is 999, it must be our dam by GC Shekhar

The floodgates have opened on a movie ominously titled DAM999, which some political parties in Tamil Nadu feel is toeing the line of neighbouring Kerala in a dispute between the states. A section of Tamil Nadu politicians feels the movie, produced and directed by a Malayali businessman, relates to the controversy around the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in central Kerala. Tamil Nadu holds the lease rights to the dam for 999 years — the suspected inspiration for the title of the 3D film — but Kerala says the reservoir has become too old and poses a huge risk to people living downstream. Tamil Nadu suspects the relocation plan is intended at depriving the farmers of its southern districts of irrigation water and, in fact, wants to increase the height of the dam to collect more water. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court. Workers of the MDMK stormed a film studio in Chennai yesterday evening, demanding that producer-director Sohan Roy, who was to address a media conference, desist from releasing the movie that portrays a dam collapse. The protesters burnt negatives, which they presumed to be of DAM999 but they turned out to be of a Telugu film. While police rounded up the protesters, other Tamil groups like the PMK, VCK and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam jumped into the fray, declaring that they would not permit the film to be screened as it backed Kerala’s position on the dam. MDMK leader Vaiko, who underscored the “connection” between the lease period and the title of the movie, said Roy had already made a documentary called The Lethal Water Bombs on Mullaperiyar, which had echoed Kerala’s line that the dam was a disaster waiting to happen. Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, tweeted: “Ok, here’s the score on Mullaperiyar. Kerala willing 2give TN all the water, but needs new dam. Quakes have caused cracks, grave danger. If Mullaperiyar dam bursts, it will take up to 25 lakh lives, destroy Kerala’s economy &change India’s geography. It must be replaced.” Roy, who hurriedly returned to Dubai, issued a statement saying that the film had nothing to do with Mullaperiyar. “There is no mention of Mullaperiyar in the movie and it is actually a tribute to the people of Dam Banqiao (a reservoir on the River Ru in China) that collapsed in 1975 and killed 2.5 lakh people,” he said. Shot in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu and in Dubai, the film has been made in English with mostly Indian actors and technicians. It has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu and is slated for release on Friday. Roy, who was born in Nallur in Idukki district, started out in the merchant navy and now runs Marine BizTV, a maritime TV channel, and also other industries related to shipping out of Dubai. “He is passionate about movies and hence scripted DAM999 and decided to make it like a real Hollywood thriller. So much so he even registered the movie in Hollywood and applied the same production standards seen in Hollywood movies,” explained Ouseppachan, the film’s music director. Ouseppachan explained that the 999 referred to nine characters modelled on the nine rasas and how the film’s climax is influenced by astrology and nine planets. “The movie actually shows the dam being inaugurated by ministers and its collapse is attributed to corruption and use of inferior materials. It is all about a dam built in the present. So, how can it refer it to an old dam like Mullaperiyar?” he asked. With Tamil groups unrelenting, the film’s distributors have deferred the release of the Tamil version but plan to go ahead with its release in other languages outside Tamil Nadu. Roy has offered to organise a special screening for leaders of Tamil Nadu’s political parties to prove that it has nothing to do with the inter-state dam row. The politicians have not yet responded to the offer.