Calls To Boycott Rohini Theatre In Chennai After Family Denied Entry: 10 Things To Know

A group of people from a certain tribe were reportedly denied access to a city film theatre despite having valid tickets. The incident followed a row that broke out at Chennai's Rohini Theater on Thursday.

As the situation escalated into a major controversy, with many on Twitter wondering if the members were denied entry because they belonged to a specific Narikuravar community, the theatre management later allowed all of them to watch the recently released Tamil film Pathu Thala, starring Silmabarasan TR. Here are 10 things to know about the incident.

Calls To Boycott Rohini Theatre In Chennai: 10 Things To Know

• A video of the members being denied admittance despite exhibiting what seemed to be genuine tickets but being taken aside by theater employees went viral, prompting significant anger.
• Other individuals were heard appealing to the staff to let the family inside. Soon, local news outlets also published the video on their social media networks.
• People's rage erupted at Rohini Theatre as soon as the video went viral. Moreover, many began tweeting to boycott Rohini Cinemas, which quickly became trending on Twitter.
• Some think the family was refused entrance owing to caste prejudice since they belonged to the Narikuravar group. They claim that there has always been discrimination against one class or caste in this theatre.
• One of the tweets said that people from the Kuravar community alleged they were denied permission from watching the film despite purchasing tickets. The user alleged that Rohini theatre denied entry due to caste discrimination and called for a boycott.

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