Bangalore: An end to the boycott of Tamil films imposed by Kannada protagonist organisations in the wake of the Cauvery agitation is in sight in a sign of maintaining cordial relations between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, official sources said.

Office-bearers of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce on October 21 met senior officials of the Chief Minister's Secretariat and said they would not oppose release of Tamil films, the sources said.

They would also ask the Tamil film distributors to start releasing their movies, which were taken off the theatres at the height of the recent agitation against release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu.

Likewise, the sources said, the cable operators were also expected to resume transmission of Tamil channels, which were taken off the air during the agitation.

The representatives' bodies of cable operators were expected to take a decision to end the boycott on October 22, the sources added.

Political and other leaders from Tamil Nadu had been making repeated appeals to the state government to take steps to enable release of Tamil films.

The talks were held following an initiative taken by Chief Minister S M Krishna, the sources said.

PTI