A strange complaint has reached the Karnataka Film Chamber
of Commerce (KFCC)against the makers of the Kannada film 6-5=2. The horror film
has caught the fancy of the audience, many of whom have believed the claims
that the film is found footage from cameras of trekkers who died in 2010. The
film also credits, 'the late Ramesh' one of the trekkers, as the cameraman of
the film. Now, B K Magesh, a cinematographer from Chennai, has filed a
complaint that he was the cinematographer of the film and not only have the
film makers not given him his due credit, but also cheated him of his remuneration.
Speaking to BANGALORE MIRROR, Magesh, said, "I have
been cheated by the filmmakers.They contacted me in December 2012 about the
film. I shot the movie for 15 days in Madikeri in January this year. The idea
for the film came from Hollywood 'found footage' films. It was a huge challenge
and I proposed shooting only with natural light and using small artificial
lights, which will not be evident. The director KS Ashok took advantage of me,
learnt all the tricks and then dumped me. My remuneration was fixed at Rs 1.5
lakh. Payment of Rs 95,000 is still pending." Magesh says that he will
have to got to court if the issue is not solved by the film chamber. His
complaint has arrived through the South Indian Cinematographers Association
(SICA), Chennai.
In his complaint,Magesh says producer Krishna Chaitanya and
director Ashok contacted him for the movie, and promised the remuneration. He
was paid in small installments of Rs 5,000 and Rs10,000 during the shooting.
After shooting was completed, his calls went unanswered. Magesh said, "A
fictional dead man's name was used for publicity.I donot mind if it benefits
the film.But I am more concerned that they cheated me of my payment."
6-5=2, a film inspired by the 'found footage' genre of
Hollywood, does not reveal the actors and technicians of the film. It was
promoted as 'footage found' from the camera of six trekkers who were presumed
dead. But this promotion went viral, many who watched the film believing that
it was real. Made on a modest budget of Rs 20 lakh, the film is said to have
garnered Rs 2 crore at the box office in the last three weeks.
Responding to Magesh's allegation, director of the film
Ashok said, "It is an internal problem that had to be sorted out.I have
not received any intimation from any Karnataka film body about the complaint
till now. I will only react to the charges once I get the official
communication. There is no need to muddy the issue now." !!!
By-hyam Prasad S, Bangalore Mirror Bureau Dec 22, 2013,
10.17AM IST
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