Published 14:00 IST, August 18th 2020
'Lalappan' song mocking Mohanlal upsets fans, TV channel issues apologies
Mohanlal's ardent fans were upset with a TV channel that aired a song mocking the actor. The channel recently issued an apology letter online. Read to know more
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Actor Mohanlal's ardent fans expressed ir disappointment over famous reality show-Star Magic's recent parody Lalappan song. makers of reality show used lyrics from Mohanlal's fan-made anm- Nenjinakathu Lalettan and changed it for show, which hurt sentiments of actor's fans and admirers. y condemned show and channel for mocking Mohanlal with Lalappan song.
Following flak received for Lalappan song, Flowers TV, leading Malayalam GEC, issued a public apology on ir official social media handle. y apologised to all fans of Mohanlal and revealed that y had vicious intentions behind making Lalappan song. y added, "We will never kwingly offend or insult someone like him." (sic) channel lastly exclaimed that henceforth y would be more careful and would avoid slipups.
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Malayalam GEC's apology letter to Mohanlal fans:
To whoever it may concern,
It has come to our tice that a recent Star Magic Episode had mentioned Mohanlal sir during a character entry/skit. We have also come to realise that dialogues said in skit have hurt feelings of many of Mohanlal sir' beloved fans. Let me take this opportunity to officially state that we at Flowers TV are all huge fans of Mohanlal sir and Indian Cinema and contributions he has done for it. We apologise to all who were offended and feelings were hurt by episode. This was t our intention as is clear by numerous times Mohanlal sir has participated in all our programs like Flowers Indian Film Awards, Flowers Top Singer (Onam Episode), etc. We were also his partners along with fans when we toger set Guinness world record for most watched premiere of Pulimurugan 3D. So we will never kwingly offend or insult someone like him. We once again apologise for accidental slipup.
(Source: Flowers TV Facebook)
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What's next for Mohanlal?
Mohanlal will be next seen in Priyadarshan's magnum-opus Marakkar: Arabikandalinte Simham. film has an ensemble cast consisting of actors like Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Suniel Shetty, Pranav Mohanlal, Keerthy Suresh, and Kalyani Priyadarshan in prominent roles. Mohanlal starrer narrates tale of Kunjali Markkar IV and ir fight against Portuguese army. movie is produced by Antony Perumbavoor, Santhosh T. Kuruvilla, and Roy C. J. under ir production banner respectively, and is slated to hit marquee next year. Besides upcoming film, Mohanlal has a slew of movies in his kitty.
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14:00 IST, August 18th 2020