Daijiworld Media Network - Sullia (SP)

Sullia, Feb 18: Shooting for Malayalam movie, 'Kayamkulam Kochchunni' in which superstar, Mohanlal, will be seen in a special role, is in progress at Balya within Kutruppady gram panchayat since the last some days. The gram panchayat has now filed a police complaint in Kadaba police station against the film unit, accusing it of undertaking shooting of the film without obtaining prior permission of the gram panchayat. The panchayat has also charged the film crew of inflicting damage to environment.

The gram panchayat said that  under Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, undertaking filming for movies etc without obtaining prior permission from the local administrative body is illegal. "We had earlier served notice to this affect on production manager of Chennai-based Gokulam Movies, Tony Tom. But so far he has not made arrangements to obtain our permission. Moreover, the team is also indulging in environmental pollution by disposing of plastic bottles and other solid waste by the road side in Parankaje area in Balya and  the main road," the panchayat said. 

The film is being directed by Roshan Andrews.