Pandiraj and Kuralarasan’s ugly spat on Twitter seizes attention

Director Pandiraj and Kuralarasan’s ugly spat on Twitter grabbed a lot of eyeballs yesterday. While they flipped rebuttals at each other, the Twitterati took notice of the film, Idhu Namma Aalu, which has been in the making for a long time. The director is blaming the producer for not paying the remuneration as promised. The makers are finding fault with the director for holding up the project without completing on time. The music composer is charging the director for ‘discrimination’. ‘Could this entire war of words be a publicity stunt for the film?’ is another potential angle for few cynical minds to rack their brains. We have a perfect Rashomon tale springing up here. The challenge for audiences is to decide which version is true since both parties, who are at loggerheads, have promised to hold separate press meet to voice their concerns.

“Till now I’ve seen 1ly 1min teaser frm INA..I dunno when I’ll get d visuals..A debut music director is forced to finish RR within a few days.  songs were given before 2 months.. Only 3 songs r shot.. The producer will announce the release date.. started working on my next album. My Bro is everything for me .. He’s the only reason I’m still doing this..inspite of being discouraged so many times..Il never let him down. Il b meeting d Press asap wit my Dad..No1 has hurt me so much in my entire life..INA director told me these songs r waste n no1 will listen. let the audience listen and decide,” [SIC] posted Kural in a series of tweets on his micro-blogging page.

“தம்பி நீ யாருன்னு எனக்கு தெரியும்,நான் யாருன்னு உனக்கு தெரியும்,நாம ரெண்டுபேரும் யாருன்னு ஊருக்கே தெரியும்.தூக்கம் வந்தா போயி தூங்கு போ (Brother, I know who you are; You know who I am. Everyone knows who we both are. Go sleep if you are feeling drowsy). ஒரு நல்ல முதலாளிக்கு அழகு,உழைத்தவனின் வியர்வை காய்வதற்குள் ஊதியம் கொடுப்பது.ஒரு வருடம் சென்றாவது கொடுக்கலாமே (Remunerating the employee for his work before his sweat withers is the example of a good employer. He could have been settled up with since it’s already over a year). Will tell u soon in a Press Meet with whole team tat wat nd all happened this 2&half yrs and hw much we struggled for #INA,” [SIC] wrote Pandiraj on his Twitter page.