After Independent Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, popular anchor Vikram who joined Thirumavalavan led VCK party, came up with a tweet slamming ace director Mani Ratnam for producing a product that degrades sanitary workers. In the pretext of making people laugh, the film degrades the lifestyle of sanitary workers and shows that the houses of Brahmins are neat and clean. He went on to slam director Mani ratnam who produced “Navarasa” and said that Netflix is not going to produce quality filmmakers unless they start abandoning Brahiminism in their products.

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“Navarasa” is an anthology film that consists 9 films, directed by different filmmakers and performed by different actors with Mani ratnam’s “Madras Talkies” producing it. Priyadarshan, Karthik Subbaraj, Vasanth, Arvind Swami, Bejoy Nambiar, Karthick Naren, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sarjun KM, Rathindran R are the filmmakers and Summer 92, Peace, Payasam, Roudhram, Edhiri, Project Agni, Guitar kambi Mele Nindru, Thunitha Pin, Inmai are their respective projects.

Vikraman slammed the film of director Priyadharshan which had actor Yogi Babu in the lead role. “I saw the film which was produced by Mani ratnam. In the pretext of comedy, they have degraded the life style of sanitary workers and showing that the houses of Brahmins are clean. It is Mr. Mani ratnam’s brain that smells dirty” he slammed.

“நடிகர் யோகிபாபுவை வைத்து திரு.மணிரத்னம் தயாரித்த படத்தை பார்த்தேன்.நகைச்சுவை எனும் பெயரில் மலம் அள்ளுபவர்களின் வாழ்வியலை இழிவுபடுத்தியும், பார்ப்பனர்களின் வீடுகள் சுத்தபத்தமானது என்றும் காட்டுகிறார்கள். திரு.மணிரத்னம் அவர்களின் மூளையிலிருந்து தான் முடைநாற்றம் வீசுகிறது.” read the tweet of Vikraman.

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#Navarasa நடிகர் யோகிபாபுவை வைத்து திரு.மணிரத்னம் தயாரித்த படத்தை பார்த்தேன்.நகைச்சுவை எனும் பெயரில் மலம் அள்ளுபவர்களின் வாழ்வியலை இழிவுபடுத்தியும், பார்ப்பனர்களின் வீடுகள் சுத்தபத்தமானது என்றும் காட்டுகிறார்கள். திரு.மணிரத்னம் அவர்களின் மூளையிலிருந்து தான் முடைநாற்றம் வீசுகிறது.

— Vikraman R (@RVikraman) August 8, 2021

Here’s his next tweet suggesting Netflix to avoid Brahmins in his upcoming films.

நூலான்களை அப்புறப்படுத்தாமல் @netflix ற்கு தமிழ்நாட்டிலிருந்து ஒரு நோலான் கிடைக்கப் போவதில்லை. #Navarasa

— Vikraman R (@RVikraman) August 8, 2021

Earlier, Independent filmmaker Leena Manimekalai who recently released her film “Maadathy” at an OTT platform named Neestream in pay per view method, came up with a tweet slamming Netflix for the contents they are making in India. She accused the online streaming platform of becoming brahminical and a “sucker” to brands when it comes to making contents in India. Her recent film “Maadathy” was was highly appreciated by fans who watched it with critics praising the film for the strong content it displayed.

Uploading one of the posters of Netflix’s recently released anthology film “Navarasa”, Leena tagged the official twitter handle of Netflix and questioned whether they remember how they started 10 years ago. She wanted the film producing platform to remember how they went to Sundance film festival to acquire films. She said that they were investing in films and filmmakers who pushed films as an art form to new horizon and went on to express her displeasure over how they are making contents in India.

Here’s her tweets :

Hello @netflix Do u remember how you started 10 years ago?U went to Sundance to acquire films.U invested on films & filmmakers who pushed film as an artform to new horizon.U’d some bones. In India, U became brahminical,a sucker to brands & marketforces.Sad to C how wasted U ‘re! pic.twitter.com/nyObjUWxL4

— Leena Manimekalai (@LeenaManimekali) August 6, 2021

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"When you meet a woman and she says exactly the things your mother says, you know you're a goner, hook, line and sinker." #NavarasaFilms @NetflixIndia @NetflixIndia @menongautham stop selling bullshit as romance. Freud is cringing in his grave.

— Leena Manimekalai (@LeenaManimekali) August 6, 2021

“பார்த்தா பன்னி மாதிரி இருக்கும்.. ஆனா அது நாய்தான்.. நம்ம வேலுச்சாமி”#Navarasa Episode : 2 – Haasya🤬

Shame on you @NetflixIndia #Priyadharshan #Manirathnam

What a hypocrisy @netflix.You play BIPOC friendly, Social Justice keenly in Amerikas and play Casteist in Indias😱

— Leena Manimekalai (@LeenaManimekali) August 6, 2021