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Mandaadi Director Says Suhas Faced Racist Comments Before Film
Mandaadi is a Tamil movie about catamaran racing.
Suhas acts in the film with Soori.
It is Suhas’s first Tamil movie.
The director said Suhas received racist comments before the movie was made.
These comments made Suhas feel very bad during filming.
The director said he promised to speak about them publicly.
He kept that promise at the movie’s success event.
The director also said people should not judge someone by their colour.
Director Mathimaran Pugazhendhi said Suhas faced racist comments from people back home.
The Telugu actor was reportedly deeply affected during the film’s shoot.
Suhas made his Tamil debut in Mandaadi alongside actor Soori.
Mathimaran said he promised to address the comments publicly if the film succeeded.
He made the remarks at Mandaadi’s success meet on Thursday.
- Who
- Director Mathimaran Pugazhendhi, Telugu actor Suhas, and actor Soori.
- What
- Mathimaran said Suhas faced racist comments and was affected by them during Mandaadi’s shoot.
- Where
- The comments reportedly came from people back home; the location is not specified.
- When
- The comments were discussed at Mandaadi’s success meet on Thursday; the timing of the original remarks is not specified.
- Why
- Mathimaran said he wanted to publicly address the comments after Mandaadi proved successful.
Key facts
- Film
- Mandaadi
- Genre
- Tamil catamaran racing drama
- Director
- Mathimaran Pugazhendhi
- Suhas’s role
- The film marks Suhas’s Tamil debut
- Co-star
- Soori
- Reported issue
- Suhas allegedly received racist comments related to his colour
- Announcement setting
- Mandaadi’s success meet on Thursday
Quotes
Mathimaran Pugazhendhi
Director of Mandaadi
“Suhas was feeling very bad during the shoot because of his colour and the racist comments he received from back home. I told him that we would answer them on our success meet stage.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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