Close on the heels of the announcement
by director M. Rajesh (whose All in All Azhagu Raja is releasing on
Deepavali tomorrow) about deletion of a particular anti-tobacco campaign
dialogue by Santhanam in the film, yet another dialogue by the comedian
in his upcoming film Endrendrum Punnagai (starring Jiiva and Trisha in
the lead) has also been deleted.
Santhanam, whose on-screen dialogues
have always paid no regard to a woman’s dignity, has been finding
himself frequently in controversies of late. Santhanam had been ruling
the roost in Tamil films in the absence of Vadivelu and during a lean
period by Vivek. The recent spate of controversies hasn’t done any good
to comedian Santhanam, who also faced a raid by income tax authorities
yesterday.
Santhanam has played almost a parallel
hero in many films but his dialogues have mostly reflected his
insensitivity towards women and his I-don’t-care attitude while speaking
about women. His take-off on the Govt. of India’s anti-tobacco campaign
in All in All Azhagu Raja drew widespread criticism and condemnation
following which Rajesh announced that the particular sequence had been
deleted from the film.
A casual comment by Sathanam, again an
insensitive one, in Endrendrum Punnagai has come in for harsh criticism
by film-makers and women’s right activists. The said sequence has
Santhanam saying to a woman that she could ‘go’ for Rs.500 or Rs.1000 in
reply to her statement that she might have to leave at 05:10. In
typical Santhanam style, the women’s reply had been distorted.
Director Ahmed has now announced that
the said dialogue has been deleted from the trailer of the film as well
as the final version. Also starring Vinay Rai and Andrea Jeremiah,
Endrendrum Punnagai is to release shortly but no release date has so far
been announced.
Judul : The Endrendrum Punnagai crew deletes Santhanam’s controversial dialogue
Deskripsi : Close on the heels of the announcement by director M. Rajesh (whose All in All Azhagu Raja is releasing on Deepavali tomorrow) about d...