Malayalam movie Kaduva directed by Shaji Kailas has been receiving flak by cinema goers who’ve discovered sure scenes insensitive in the direction of differently-abled youngsters. While reacting to the criticism, actor Prithviraj Sukumaran provided an apology for the ‘mistake’. The scene in query has now been eliminated.

In the controversial scene, Kaduva, portrayed by Prithviraj, attributes that the differently-abled youngsters are born that approach as a result of sins accrued by their mother and father. The action-drama film has been co-produced by the actor’s banner ‘Prithviraj Productions’. After the outrage over the dialogue, Prithviraj took to social media to difficulty an apology.

“Sorry. It was a mistake. We acknowledge and accept it (folded hands-emoji),” Prithviraj wrote on his social media pages. Even the director of Kaduva, Shaji Kailas got here ahead with an in depth rationalization and an unconditional apology for inflicting ache to the mother and father of youngsters with disabilities.

“I request you to consider it as a mistake on our part and forgive us. The fact is that screenwriter Jinu who wrote the scene, or I who directed the sequence or Prithviraj who acted in the scene did not think about the other aspects of the dialogue when we were shooting it. We were only thinking about conveying the extent of the villain’s cruelty to the audience.” He added that they had been solely reinforcing the age-old saying about karma and subsequent generations struggling the results of somebody’s actions, and didn’t realise its implications.” the film-maker defined.

He additional clarified “We did not intend to say that differently-abled children are suffering for the doings of their parents. I have seen some writings from parents, saying that they were pained by these dialogues in Kaduva. Although my apology might not undo the hurt that was caused, I am still extending an apology.”

The apologies had been issued in connection to a grievance filed in opposition to Kaduva makers with the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities. The complainant being Parivaar, an affiliation of oldsters of youngsters with mental and developmental disabilities.

Released in theatres worldwide on July 7, Kaduva additionally options Vivek Oberoi as an antagonist. Samyukhta Menon performs the feminine lead. The movie is about within the Nineties and narrates the story of Kaduva, an influential rubber planter, and his rivalry with Vivek Oberoi’s character Joseph.

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