14-05-2025
Janasena, BJP members condemn use of devotional song in Tamil actor Santhanam's film
Tamil actor Santhanam's upcoming film, 'DD Next Level', is in deep trouble over the use of the devotional song - 'Srinivasa Govinda' as part of its 'Kissa 47' song. BJP member and TTD member, Bhanuprakash Reddy, and Janasena Tirupati party-in-charge, Kiran Royal, condemned the use of a devotional song with a western mix and demanded its removal from the film and social media. The BJP member also sought Rs 100 crore as compensation if the makers fail to remove the party in-charge Kiran Royal met Tamil Nadu opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswamy and appealed to him to react to this matter. Kiran Royal requested EPS to take action against the film's team for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the video:
BJP member Bhanuprakash Reddy, who is also a board member of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), served a defamation notice against actor Santhanam and Niharika Entertainments on May 14. In the notice, they instructed the team to remove the song from the film and social media BJP member has sought Rs 100 crore as compensation if the makers fail to remove the song. The notice also highlighted that the song's lyrics are hurting Hindu sentiments and could potentially incite disharmony. The song titled 'Kissa 47' includes the devotional number, 'Srinivasa Govinda Srivenkatesa Govinda' as part of the western mix. The song is composed by ofRO with lyrics written by Kelithee. The song was released as a lyric video on February 26 and has amassed 92 lakh views on At the time of publishing this copy, neither Santhanam nor the producer had reacted to the controversy.'DD Next Level' is all set for a release on May Watch
