Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has been going through flak from Twitter customers for praising ‘most regressive film’ Bakasuran. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Anurag shared posters of the movie helmed by Mohan G. (Additionally Learn | Bakasuran movie review: Mohan G’s film is highly problematic)
Anurag captioned the put up, “#Bakasuran Listening to good phrase of mouth for this film in South…Congrats my good friend @natty_nataraj & Dir @selvaraghavan.” Natarajan Subramaniam commented, “Thanks so a lot Anuraag… (folded palms emojis).”
This led to folks on Twitter criticising Anurag for lauding the movie. An individual mentioned, “Selling a pathetic film simply because Natraj is your good friend?? sudden sir.” “Significantly Anurag?! How may one have fun the likes of Vetrimaran, Pa.Ranjith, and in addition this patriarchal casteist film,” learn a remark. “Selling a film that basically pushes ladies again to the kitchen and promotes a what have been you carrying to impress males tradition? Wow your bar has gone so low now??” tweeted an individual.
“Sudden from you sir…most regressive film blaming ladies for sexual offenses… kindly watch it and take away the tweet,” mentioned a Twitter person. “Pricey Anurag, you might be one of many uncommon high quality administrators. Kindly do not promote regressive movies simply because natty is your good friend. He could also be a superb cinematographer. This film is regressive,” commented one other individual.
The Hindustan Occasions overview of the film learn, “All through the movie, males preserve lecturing about how ladies shouldn’t fall prey to relationship apps. At a vital juncture, when a younger lady opens as much as her father about being sexually harassed in her school, her grandfather casually passes a line about ladies who bask in informal intercourse and abortion. He tries to justify what’s occurred to his granddaughter shouldn’t be as shameful as what most girls are indulging in today. The movie is crammed with a number of such problematic references and it solely victimises the ladies much more.”
Bakasuran stars Selvaraghavan, Tharakshi, Natarajan Subramaniam (Natty) and Gunanithi amongst others. The movie has additionally been produced by Mohan G. The movie launched on Friday. The music for the movie has been composed by Sam C S.