Ambika - Radha Studio banned by Film bodies ; Details Inside

Ambika – Radha – Sarasamma (ARS) Garden , the studio complex in Chennai is facing an unwritten ban put out by Film trade body FEFSI and Producers Council. The studio owned by the two actress is located in Valsaravakkam, a suburb in Chennai. The reason for the ban is that Arjun, brother of the two actress had taken money from top Producer Kattragadda Prasad by giving the studio as surety. Prasad is not just a Producer but also former South India Film Chamber President and a big force in film trade circles. Now reports say that Arjun has started playing truant by not returning the money nor handing over the land. Small budget films and TV serials use this studio for readymade houses, police stations, court etc. It is not known if Chinna Thirai Union is part of ban but FEFSI has said that till Prasad gets his money back, no member should work in ARS Garden location. Recently Radha conducted her daughter Karttttttta’s wedding in Trivandrum and gave 500 kgs of gold and a Rolls Royce to the bridegroom. Suresh another brother of the actress duo had worked with Ambika in her directorial debut.’

A veteran film journalist on condition of anonymity said that Emeritus Professor Tetsuo Kanno , leading neuro surgeon from Tokyo was flow down from Singapore to Chennai to treat MGR who fell unconscious. At that time there was no direct flight to Tokyo. One has to go to Singapore from Tokyo to catch a flight to Chennai. However the hitch was that the flight from Singapore to Chennai departed before Tokyo flight arrived.

RM Veerappan them Minister in MGR Cabinet asked then PM Indira Gandhi to delay the Air India flight from Singapore to enable Emeritus Professor Tetsuo Kanno to come to Chennai. This was done and Dr Kanno got ready to go back after surgery. The question was that who would be nurse to MGR ?. Ambika and Radha was deployed by their mother Sarasamma to do the job. Sarasamma was a Congress leader in Kerala and promoted by K Karunakaran known as Leader in political circles. She migrated to Chennai after Ambika got Tamil film offers. Soon after Radha followed. The journalist claims that MGR gave 40 acres of Government property to Sarasamma and that is today/s ARS Garden. A part of it is a hotel. Many blockbuster movies including the famous Amman song in Karhattakkarn were shot here. (source; Cinema Murasam You Tube channel)