The comments made by director Mathimaran Pugajendhi regarding the color of hero Suhas at the success meet of the movie ‘Mandadi’ caused a huge uproar in Telugu. His comments were widely trolled on social media, saying that they were insulting to the entire Telugu audience and Tollywood. Alerted by the controversy, director Mathimaran took to Twitter to explain. He expressed his regret that his words were misunderstood. Mathimaran clarified that the words he spoke about the racial discrimination (racism) faced by Suhas at the success meet were only aimed at ‘that one person’ who insulted Suhas. Moreover, he said that his words were not aimed at the Telugu audience, Telugu people or the entire Telugu film industry. He clarified that he spoke that day only in support of Suhas and that he had no intention of blaming a community.
Reminding how much respect he has for the Telugu industry.. “I said something publicly at the pre-release event in Hyderabad. I proudly said that today the Telugu industry is leading the film industry across the country. I have immense respect for the Telugu industry and the audience here. I will never intentionally say a single word against the Telugu people who are sharing such wonderful love for me and my film ‘Mandadi’,” Mathimaran said in his explanation. Mathimaran expressed his sincere regret if anyone was hurt by his words or if he misunderstood his intention. He concluded his statement by saying that his love, affection and respect for Telugu cinema and the Telugu audience will never be broken. Film circles feel that the director immediately recognized this small communication gap that occurred in the process of taking a stand on the insult inflicted on Suhas and gave clarity, which is how the controversy came to a full stop.
