Making everybody Mental Manadhil
maniratnam interview
At a recent press meet, your wife Suhasini said only 'qualified' people should review movies and not anybody who knew to move a mouse on the computer screen. Her comments have been slammed by everyone and it's gone viral.
I think it shouldn't necessarily be interpreted the way she said it. Maybe she didn't say it right. I know she was talking about professional criticism and had requested everybody at the event to continue supporting our films like they have always. But no matter what anybody says, including Suhasini, you can't stop people from sharing their opinion. If you make a film, I'll have my opinion and it doesn't matter if you like it or not. Cinema is public art and people have the right to express what they feel about it. Today, there's a platform for sharing opinions and it can get multiplied tremendously. We can only take the feedback and use it for giving a better product the next time. There will always be criticism but how somebody puts it across makes a whole lot of difference. I watch cricket on television and say what kind of shot a batsman is playing. But what do I really know to comment but I still do. Likewise, every film-goer will have something to say about a film. But criticism shouldn't provoke a reaction and that kind of culture is prevalent online. If it's genuine criticism, it should be welcomed. There was criticism in Kadal, and I didn't have any issue with it. I just took it in my stride.
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