Director-turned-actor Cheran, who is always emotional in dealing things with media, has gone overboard when he addressed a particular news (gossip) during his speech in the eve of audio release of Raman Thediya Seetyhai (RTS). So much so that he went to the extent of uttering a foul word and later he was compelled to apologize for the word.
Cheran, who plays the lead role in RTS, uttered a foul word while reflecting on the gossip published by a newspaper. He lashed out at the media for publishing several news reports concerning him, which he claimed were false. He was obviously carried away by his emotions and used a derogatory word to describe media persons.
Later, Cheran was forced to tender an unconditional apology by a few journalists, who took strong objection to his comments. "I did not utter those words with the intention of hurting anybody here. If at all I've hurt anyone's feelings, I apologize."
Cheran actually started off in a cool manner. He appealed the press to write with more responsibility. He went on to address a particular issue over the news published in a leading magazine. "I read a report that said 'Cheran was displeased with the climax of the movie and hence refused to come to the shooting and the director of the movie Jagannath, (who had worked as an assistant to Cheran earlier) had to change the climax.' What do you people know? We have retained the climax that Jagan wanted", said Chera with anger.
This is exactly when he started loosing his temper. Then he switched over to another issue pertaining to the alleged intimacy between him and Padmapriya, the heroine of his forthcoming film Pokkisham. He used the foul word while addressing the reporters writing such gossips. Then the journalists raised their voices and demanded an apology. Cheran came to the mike once again and tendered an unconditional apology.
The audio release function of RTS was held in Sathyam cinemas on Wednesday (July 30). The function witnessed a host of stars participating, including Rama N