Naan Kadavul case: Bala’s defense sought

Naan Kadavul is back in the news, 5 months after its release. We had reported in February that a case had been filed against Bala by an organization working for the physically disabled. He had been accused of showing disabled people in a degrading manner in his film. However, in theaters, the movie had created a few ripples for its raw and strong depiction of the lives of disabled people and beggars and the mafia operating behind them. The movie had featured numerous disabled and mutilated people picked straight from the streets for the making of the movie. Taking offence to their portrayal in poor light, the organization moved the court against the director demanding compensation from him.

The case, filed in the Chennai Civil court, came up for hearing yesterday. Lawyers are yet to appear on behalf of director Bala. The court ordered the defendants to file its defense and has set the next hearing of the case on August 3rd.