In the case of Sunday afternoon luncheon press meet of Kannada film ‘Jothegara’ the media is in no way at fault. The media was passed on a letter saying the press meet of ‘Jothegara’ is at 1 pm on Sunday afternoon at Chancery Hotel in Lavelle Road. The invite in letter and SMS also said the lead pair of the cinema Ramya and Premkumar are coming together to address.

The media both print and electronic had this in mind and nothing else. The discussion what went on between producer Ramprasad and Ramya the media was not aware. Obviously any journalist would get wild for waiting for one hour that too on Sunday. It is only after insisting the media briefing of the film ‘Jothegara’ started at 2 pm and after a few minutes Ramya turned up and sat next to hero Premkumar.

A very senior journalist had in mind what was written in the invitation and naturally asked reason for delay in Ramya arrival. As a courtesy for late arrival the media expected only an explanation. Then the war of words between Ramya and senior scribe Mr Ganesh Kasargod went on. The anger of Ramya was so high when she said why I should say sorry. She was reminded that she should not get angry and it is her film ‘Jothegara’ press meet is called for. Mr Ganesh Kasargod addressed Ramya in singular. At one point of time Ramya told the journalist ‘Who asked you to wait you can go out’. The fury of the journalist and others reached a boiling point. Firstly Ganesh Kasargod walked out and the print media journalists also followed considering it as an insult.

The media demanded apology from Ramya for coming late that she was not ready to tender. Then the media demanded media briefing minus Ramya and it happened in the ground floor of the same Chancery Hotel.

What Ramya did not understood in the whole episode is that it is her film and the media was given invitation printed and SMS messages were also passed a day earlier. For whatever happened between Ramya and Ramprasad how can the media know about?

* As Ramya says she has been invited for lunch on that afternoon why she took the seat when the media address was in progress. She could have sat separately and could have had a casual chat that she wished instead of press meet. After the address of hero, producer, director, music director and cameraman she could independently spoke to media.

* Secondly Ramya disclosed that she had patched up the difference of opinion between producer Ramprasad and hero of the film Premkumar. When she had done the patch up and invite was given indicating at that it cannot become a lunch meet but press meet.

* Ramya is a part of the film ‘Jothegara’ and already for her performance in the songs and for her beautiful looks there is very good report. She has to take the responsibility of carrying good things about the film. That is what hitherto everyone doing it.

* When producer Ramprasad and PRO of the film Nagendra came up to convince Ramya she believed to have told it is my press meet and I will not go away from this place. Then only the venue was shifted to another room in the Chancery Hotel.

* How suddenly it becomes Ramya’s Press meet. She had specifically told she had come on that afternoon to have lunch and nothing else.

* Finally when a top actress like Ramya come when the media is around it delivers a copy for the media people. When we carry the birthdays of stars how can the arrival of star for the film press meet does not make a copy? Lunch and other chit chatting is not the job of any discerning journalist. Most of them looked at the patch up of Ram and Prem information for that Ramya worked for good of everything.

The big culprit in the whole episode is producer Ramprasad. He had not told Ramya on his intentions of press meet and lunch thereafter. Of course the media is not bothered about it. Ramprasad explained to the media that Ramya is joining for lunch and she will not be a part of the press meet on that afternoon nothing would have cropped up. Ramprasad to keep both media and Ramya in good books lied on both the sides and stand out as culprit No.1 of the whole episode.

The intention of this report is to just explain what happened and how the media was targeted. Ramya and Ramprasad are cinema industry persons they should realize the repercussions.