In what’s a never seen before disgusting approach towards attaining popularity, actor, singer, producer and director Huccha Venkat has crossed all limits of dignity following the release of his latest film Porki Huccha Venkat. The man who came into the limelight due to media’s attention for his genuine concern for Kannada, and its audience on various forums, is yet again in the news for all the bad reasons and his utter madness.
This time, he not only ridiculed Bengalureans for not watching his film but also sharply reacted against the critics for turning down his film with low remarks. The vulgar reactions from Huccha Venkat against a member of the Press, and the audience for rejecting his films, have evoked huge criticism although he did apologise in the end. However, it seems to be a never-ending affair for such madness considering his past behaviour. Bengaluru Chronicle reports.
The madness reached another level soon after the release of his film Porki Huccha Venkat, produced, directed and acted by Huccha Venkat. He was so upset with the audiences and several media persons who stayed away from watching his film. So, he decided to call an emergency presser, where he said, “I do not care if nobody watches my film here (Bengaluru). I will release it to my fans for free in other centers. I have so far given selfies to more than a lakh of my fans in Bengaluru alone. Where are all of you who took selfies with me? Did you take selfies just to use my fame? Everyone loves my film but they all want to watch it free on TV. Why is it so?” That’s not all he even goes as far as spitting on the camera, ridiculing in bad words against the audience who did not watch his films!
The madness continued after he openly uploaded a video fuming against a press
person. “No one has the right to demand the audience to watch his film. If the film is really good, it needs no unwarranted publicity or controversy. In fact, the audience will line up in queues to watch the films. A lot of Kannada films have done exceptionally well in recent times despite a lot of challenge including theatre issues, and huge competition from big star movies from other languages. It was indeed a brave move to release the movie on the day another big movie was releasing but ultimately its the movie which has to survive based on how good and well it is made. It was totally unwarranted on part of Huccha Venkat to create such a fuss,” says Manjunath, a member of the audience.
When the matter reached Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), Huccha Venkat though maintaining his stand, apologised for his actions.
“We do not wish to continue such matters. Huccha Venkat has unconditionally apologised for the matter. This should end,” said KFCC chairperson Sa Ra Govind. But will this really end, is the ‘mad’ question which remains unanswered.
