Shaji Kailas apologizes for the derogatory dialogues against differently-abled persons in 'Kaduva'

Shaji Kailas’ directorial ‘Kaduva’ featuring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead, waded into troubled waters for the derogatory dialogues against differently-abled persons, and the filmmaker has now penned an apology note. A complaint was filed by an association of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the makers of ‘Kaduva’ was served with notices from SH Panchapakesan, the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Director Shaji Kailas has now penned a note apologizing for the derogatory dialogues and acknowledged that the dialogues were a mistake. The filmmaker added that neither he, the scriptwriter, nor Prithviraj Sukumaran think about such a perspective while making it, and all they wanted to do was make the audience and the antagonist aware of the evilness in his acts. Prithviraj Sukumaran reshared Shaji Kailas’ note on his social media handle and said, “Sorry. It was a mistake. We acknowledge and accept it.” The recent release ‘Kaduva’ had a scene, wherein the protagonist, played by Prithviraj Sukumaran, says that the differently-abled children are born so, because of the sins of their parents.