Bangalore: Activities in the Kannada film industry would come to a halt tomorrow (Nov 25, 2004) when thespian Rajkumar leads an agitation seeking enforcement of a three-week moratorium on release of non-Kannada films in the State.

As efforts to avert the stir led by Rajkumar failed till evening, Kannada film artistes, producers and directors, backed by some pro-Kannada and other organisations, would stage a dharna in front of Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat.

There was no change in the programme to stage a dharna and observe the Kannada film industry bandh, "Mukhyamantri" Chandru, spokesman for the industry, told reporters.

Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh this evening (Nov 24, 2004) renewed his appeal to the industry not to go ahead with its agitational programme. He said the Government hands were "tied" on the issue of moratorium as the matter was sub judice. To a query, he said that the Government had taken all steps to maintain law and order in view of the film bandh and dharna tomorrow.