Suhasini Mani Ratnam’s remark that only ‘qualified people’ should review Ok Kanmani has backfired and invited a lot of flak from bloggers, fellow critics, social media evangelists including few film-makers. Balaji Mohan, who has just completed his Maari, says he looks at the issue in a positive way.
“See, earlier, talk of movies spread word-of-mouth and influenced opinions, but we had no way of knowing what fans thought. Now, thanks to social media, there are times where I’ve been able to understand what they want. And yes, the bad reviews are a downer; but at the same time, when positive talk about a film spreads, it’s free publicity for us. I look at it that way!,” says Balaji Mohan.