CHENNAI, August 6: TN CM M Karunanidhi's efforts to end the two-month-old strike in the Tamil film industry have ended in failure. The Chief Minister, who held five hours of fruitless dialogue, finally appealed to the main combatants - the Film Employees Federation of South India and the Tamil Nadu Creators and Film Employees Federation - not to disrupt each other's shooting. He warned that if there was any attempt at violent and disruptive activities, government would be forced to seek legal recourse.

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