Prithviraj sparks row with a scene in his last release 'Driving License', issues apology

Prithviraj Sukumaran h an impressive 2019, turning a director and delivering a blockbuster with Mohanlal-starrer Lucifer. t just as a director, even as an actor and producer, his Malayalam movie Driving License was a success at box office. However, his last release also sparked a row after mention of a hospital’s name negatively, for which actor-director has issued a clarification and apologised. 

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Prithviraj took to Facebook recently and shared a video on his take over row. “In movie 'Driving License', that I have acted in and produced, re was a scene, in which a hospital named Ahalya was spoken in negative light as per requirement of script. Neir during filming scene or dubbing, I was t aware of a group of healthcare with same name with years of service in India and abro.  

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“ mention of name of hospitals was purely fictitious. I have understood that scene has hurt owner, doctors and or staff of hospital. So, as actor and producer of movie, I apologise to owner, staff, doctors, patients and those who plan to seek treatment at hospital,” Aiyya star said in video.

Here’s video:

Apart from Prithviraj, movie also stars Suraj Venjaramood, Miya George and Deepti Sati. movie was directed by Lal Jr, son of veteran actor-director Lal. Driving License hit atres on December 20.  

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