‘Dam 999’ to hit big screens today

November 25, 2011: The 3D version of Dam 999, an international venture of marine engineer-turned-filmmaker Sohan Roy, will hit Indian screens in three regional languages Hindi, Tamil and Telugu along with English from today.
Roy said it was expecting that around 550 to 600 prints, including 65 prints in Kerala, would be released simulatenously on the inaugural day.
Slamming the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to ban his film Dam 999, director Roy said it was “totally unfortunate” as such action would “kill creative minds.”
Roy said he was planning to approach the Supreme Court against the ban as the film had already been passed by the censor board.
“This should not happen to any movie or creative work in India. Such actions will kill creative minds,” Roy, who is now in Dubai in connection with the film’s release in UAE, said.
The Tamil Nadu government banned the film with immediate effect today after the movie faced protests from various political parties which claim it is based on the Mullaperiyar dam, over which the state is locked in an escalating row with Kerala.