Prathap
Pothen,
the
actor-director
openly
stated
that
the
reason
behind
his
open
bash
on
Jayaram
is
his
son
Kalidas.
He
cleared
his
stand
on
the
issue,
through
a
recent
Facebook
post.
According
to
Prathap
Pothen,
He
approached
Jayaram,
to
cast
Kalidas
in
his
upcoming
directorial
venture,
which
is
a
Malayalam
film.
Jayaram
replied
that
he
will
consult
with
his
son
Kalidas
and
let
him
know.
The
actor-director
waited
for
3
days,
as
he
was
in
no
hurry
to
finalise
the
cast.
After
3
days,
he
called
Jayaram,
and
the
actor
rejected
the
offer,
stating
that
Kalidas
in
not
interested
in
working
with
old
filmmakers.
Jayaram's
reply
made
Prathap
Pothen
upset
and
that
was
the
reason
behind
his
Facebook
post.
Prathap
also
stated
that
he
removed
the
post,
as
the
racist
remarks
will
affect
Kalidas,
who
is
currently
working
on
a
Tamil
film.
Prathap
Pothen
feels
that
there
is
a
dignified
way
to
refuse
a
project,
which
you
don't
want
to
work
in.
He
states
that
Jayaram
chose
the
nastiest
way
to
refuse
the
offer,
which
is
unacceptable.
He
also
confirmed
that
he
is
not
scared
of
the
oppositions
from
Jayaram's
fans
and
the
reason
behind
removing
the
controversial
post
is
not
fear.