In a sequence in the film, the protagonist played by Prithviraj says that children with disabilities are born with such circumstances as a result of the sins of their parents.
In a sequence in the film, the protagonist played by Prithviraj says that children with disabilities are born with such circumstances as a result of the sins of their parents.
Filmmaker Shaji Kailas Expressed apology for abusive dialogues against persons with disabilities His film ‘Kaduva’. The State Commission for Persons with Disabilities had on Saturday issued notice to Shaji Kailas and producers Supriya Menon and Listin Stephen on the basis of a complaint filed by ‘Parivar’, an association of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In a sequence in the film, the protagonist played by Prithviraj Sukumaran says that children with disabilities are born with such circumstances as a result of the sins of their parents.
“I apologize unconditionally for the dialogues in my film, which have caused pain to the parents of children with disabilities. I request you to treat this as a mistake on our part and forgive us. The fact is That the screenwriter Jinu who wrote the scene, or I directed the sequence or Prithviraj who acted in the scene didn’t think about other aspects of the dialogue when we were shooting for it. We are just giving the audience the villain. We were thinking of telling the extent of the cruelty of the victim,” Kailas said in the apology posted on his Facebook page.
He said that the script was following a time-repeated line that the coming generations would have to bear the brunt of our wrongdoings. These were the words of a man overcome with emotion without thinking of the emotional repercussions.
“We did not intend to imply that children with disabilities suffer for the actions of their parents. I have seen some writing from parents stating that they were pained by these dialogues in ‘Kaduva’. Though my apology cannot undo the hurt. I am still apologizing for what happened,” he said.
Prithviraj also shared the post on his official page and wrote, “Sorry. That was a mistake. We accept it and accept it”
The family in its complaint said that such unscientific and insensitive communication causes great pain to the parents of children with disabilities as well as the children themselves. It is an offense as per Section 92 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which deals with the punishment of intentional insult or intimidation with intent to humiliate the disabled person at any place within public view. After the release of the film on Friday, many people raised the issue on social media.