Malayalam film Kaduva, directed by Shaji Kailas, has faced criticism from cinema audiences who found some scenes insensitive towards children with disabilities. Reacting to the criticism, actor Prithviraj Sukumaran offered an apology for the ‘mistake’. The scene in question has now been removed.
In the controversial scene, Kaduva, portrayed by Prithviraj, says that children with disabilities are born because of the sins accumulated by their parents. The action-drama film has been co-produced by the actor’s banner Prithviraj Productions. Following outrage over the conversation, Prithviraj took to social media to issue an apology.
“Sorry. That was a mistake. We acknowledge and accept it (with folded hands emoji),” wrote Prithviraj on his social media pages. Even Kaduva director, Shaji Kailas, gave a detailed explanation And came forward with an unconditional apology for causing pain to parents of children with disabilities.
“I request you to treat this as a mistake on our part and forgive us. The truth is that screenwriter Jinu who wrote the scene, or I who directed the sequence or Prithviraj who acted in the scene didn’t think about other aspects of the dialogue when we were shooting for it. We were only thinking of taking the audience to the extent of the villain’s brutality.” He said that they were only reinforcing the age-old adage about karma and the next generations to suffer the consequences of one’s actions, and did not realize its implications. The filmmaker explained.
He further clarified, “We did not mean to imply that children with disabilities suffer for the actions of their parents. I have seen some articles of parents saying that these dialogues in Kaduva hurt them. . Although my apology may not make up for the hurt, I am still apologizing.”
The apology was issued in connection with a complaint filed against Kaduva manufacturers with the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities. The complainant family is an association of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Kaduva, which released in theaters across the world on July 7, also stars Vivek Oberoi as an antagonist. Sanyuktha Menon has played the lead role. The film is set in the 1990s and tells the story of Kaduva, an influential rubber planter, and his rivalry with Vivek Oberoi’s character Joseph.
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