Vadivelu's films evoke not only laughter, but sometimes protests as well. The ancient 1000 year old Adikesava Perumal temple is located in Sriperumbud Sriperumbudur. Work is on to renovate its gopuram and add gold plates to the vimanam at a cost of 6 cores.
So devotes are not allowed from 9pm to 5am. The shooting of Vaidevelu's 'Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan' was permitted to conduct its shooting there. From early morning, more than 500 people including actors, director and cameraman involved in the shooting started to pour in.
Sets like Yaagagundam and Yaagasalai were put up at the temple. Devotees who had come to pray were put to many difficulties and unable to pray, their irritation reached its height. To make things worse, the used banana leaves after eating and coffee cups were strewn around the temple. The unclean surroundings naturally upset the devotees.
Some among them went to the director of the Municipality and demanded to know how shooting could be permitted in the temple. The answer was, no permission had been given by them!
Following this, the city Congress leader, the DMK secretary of the city unit, members of the Municipality went to the temple and called for a halt to the shooting. But the crew however responded that they had taken formal permission to shoot from the Hindu Religious Board, so they would not stop their shooting.
This resulted in a big argument between the general public and film crew, leading to lot of confusion and panic situation in the temple area. Seeing the situation getting worse, the crew stopped shooting and left.
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