Dikkiloona starring Santhanam, Anagha, Shirin Kanchwala, Harbhajan Singh was released on 10.09.2021. This science fiction comedy movie have been receiving reviews from various reviewers. A scene in particular has been put into a heavy criticism. With reactions condemning the scene surfacing one side, a number of Internet users could be seen defending it as well.
In the scene, Santhanam advises the heroine, saying that living life as per our likings isn’t freedom. Others should like the way we live and that is only freedom. He also comments on the heroine’s dress. “Your dress will get completely removed if someone pulls it a bit. Is this what you call as “freedom” ??” Santhanam could be seen uttering the dialogue to the heroine who was wearing a sleeveless top. This scene has made people label the movie under the lists of male chauvinism, body & slut shaming.
Arun Ashok, an Internet user condemned the scene by writing “Can’t believe some filmmakers still writing regressive stuffs & actors still giving moral lectures to a woman on what she can wear! Idhula “avundhurum, sugandhiram” nu rhyming vera!!” in his tweet.
Can’t believe some filmmakers still writing regressive stuffs & actors still giving moral lectures to a woman on what she can wear!
— Arun Ashok (@arunashokhere) September 14, 2021
Idhula “avundhurum, sugandhiram” nu rhyming vera!!
Check out some of the other reactions below :
Dikkilona has chauvinism ,body shaming , slut shaming , and racist remarks all over the film 👎. Not being a woke it’s soo obvious through out the run time . Only positive is the tunnel portion , ysr ! Both anagha and the other girl poor acting 🤧🤧🤧
— Analog temps (@analogtemps) September 12, 2021
Body shaming, slut-shaming & transphobia! idhellaam innum comedy nu nenachikittu irukkaanga
— Arun Ashok (@arunashokhere) September 14, 2021
Yeah couldn’t watch more than half coz pic.twitter.com/LPT8vbkp4z
— Jayashree (@jayjaytalkies) September 14, 2021
We have people clapping for these jokes in theatres still , that’s the saddest part 😬
— சிவா (@sivasutx) September 14, 2021
Inum 15 years pinnalaye irukanunga
— Vasanth 💫 (@gully_point) September 14, 2021
Had they done away with the boring, obnoxious, extremely moronic portions in the movie, it would’ve been a decent watch, given that Anagha was giving their heart out for the performance. Sigh. https://t.co/emFJaYufSU
— (HE/THEY) WOLFIE/ AWAKE COZ ALLOWED TO😔😌 (@wolfiehere5) September 14, 2021
Had they done away with the boring, obnoxious, extremely moronic portions in the movie, it would’ve been a decent watch, given that Anagha was giving their heart out for the performance. Sigh. https://t.co/emFJaYufSU
— (HE/THEY) WOLFIE/ AWAKE COZ ALLOWED TO😔😌 (@wolfiehere5) September 14, 2021
Few have compared the scene with Vetrimaaran’s answer to a question asked by a person in a public event. In the video, Vetrimaaran could be seen saying that one’s cloth shouldn’t disturb others mentally and even if it does, they should restrain themselves from criticizing the person who wears it.
பூமர் வாயன் Vs வெற்றிமாறன் pic.twitter.com/auLkLobn2F
— Mannu (@mannu040) September 13, 2021
Ponnunga eppadi dress panna enna ne eanda avangala thapana paarvaila paakara maara vendiyathu avanga illa da nee #Dikkiloona director neengatha maaranum Dress eppadi pota enna athu avanga comfortable ku podranga atha pathi pesurathu adakumurai ku samam #AllREqual
— Bharanidharan Kandasamy (@Bharani31dharan) September 14, 2021
We can also see few people supporting this claim of “Dikkilona” makers. They have said it is an important scene in the movie and asked others to watch the film completely before making condemnations.
முட்டாள் தோழரே
— 🖤Dheena Santa🤍 (@Santa_Lovely_DN) September 13, 2021
படத்தை முழுசா பாரு டா
கண்ட நாய் எதாச்சும் சொல்லுதுனா நீ கேப்பியா டா லுசு #Dikkiloona
நன்பரே நீங்கள் இன்னும் படத்தை முழுமையாக பார்கலனு நெனைக்கிறேன் அதுல #Santhanam anna கோவிலுக்கு போகலாம்னு சொல்லுவாரு அதை கேட்டிங்களா கோவிலுக்கு எப்படி போகனுமோ அப்படிதா போகனும் #Dikkiloona #Sabhaapathy @VipVeeraOfcl @KowsikSanthanam @Karthick_Santa @KumaravelKuppu3 https://t.co/QlIb0g7pCr
— தருமபுரி குமார் (@kumarTN29) September 13, 2021
Some people doing it with intensionally bro #Dikkiloona .
— King KONG (@Santa_7T) September 15, 2021
Santhanam growth some people stomach are firing..
