'Irandam Kuththu' director apologises to veteran director Bharathiraja for old tweet

Director Santhosh P Jayakumar who a few days ago had condemned veteran director Bharathiraja's reaction to his forthcoming movie Irandam Kuththu's teaser, recently, apologised to the director. On Saturday, October 10, the Irandam Kuththu director issued a public apology online. In the letter, he apologised to Bharathiraja for his harsh reaction and stated that the veteran director is an inspiration to all upcoming directors. Santhosh also promised that the upcoming marketing material of Irandam Kuththu will not hurt the emotions and sentiments of anyone. 

Check out 'Irandam Kuththu' director's letter 

A regret, An Apology & A promise to @offBharathiraja sir and everyone 🙏🙏🙏. @proyuvraaj @UVCommunication @Rockfortent pic.twitter.com/2rEMOeJapJ

— Santhosh P Jayakumar (@santhoshpj21) October 10, 2020

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 A few days ago, Bharathiraja, in an open letter, called the teaser of Irandam Kuththu distasteful and requested the censor board to have a tight grip over a movie's content. He exclaimed the movie's trailer as vulgar. Following Bharathiraja's open letter, Santhosh took a jibe at the director by sharing a picture from his film, Tik Tik Tik (1981) online. In the photo was actor Kamal Haasan posing with three women wearing a swimsuit. Sharing the picture, Santhosh wrote, "With all due respect to him Tik Tik Tik movie in 1981 How do you do all this cool stuff?". (sic) The tweet was later deleted by Irandam Kuththu director. 

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Irandam Kuththu, starring Santhosh and Karishma Kaul in the lead is a horror-comedy. The movie is the sequel to Gautham Karthik and Yashika Aanand starrer Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu (2018). The movie also features actors like Akrithi Singh, Meenal Sahu, Daniel Annie Pope, Rajendiran, Ravi Mari, among others in pivotal roles. The film is written and directed by Santhosh, and produced by S Hari Bhaskaran under his production house.

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The movie interestingly marks the acting debut of Santhosh, who made his directorial debut with Hara Hara Mahadevaki in 2017. Santhosh P Jayakumar will be essaying the titular role in the horror-comedy, which is written and directed by him. Interestingly, the teaser of the film released a few days ago has garnered a positive reaction from the audience. The teaser recently crossed 2 million views online. Irandam Kuththu went on floors last year and is expected to hit the marquee soon. 

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