Vaariyamkunnan,
the
upcoming
Prithviraj
Sukumaran-Aashiq
Abu
project
has
been
receiving
severe
backlash
from
the
netizens,
due
to
its
sensitive
topic.
A
group
of
netizens
has
been
attacking
lead
actor
Prithviraj
and
director
Aashiq
Abu
for
choosing
to
make
a
film
on
Vaariyamkunnathu
Kunjahammad
Haji,
the
leader
of
1921
Malabar
Rebellion.
The
project
had
also
made
headlines,
after
Ramees,
one
of
the
scriptwriters
of
the
project
was
called
out
by
the
netizens
for
his
fiercely
political
and
extremely
misogynistic
social
media
posts
from
the
past
five
to
six
years.
Even
though
the
scriptwriter
deleted
his
posts
and
made
a
public
apology
on
his
official
social
media
page,
the
netizens
are
in
no
mood
to
spare
him.
This
has
now
led
to
Ramees'
withdrawal
from
the
project.
Aashiq
Abu,
the
director
of
the
Prithviraj
starrer
shared
the
news
with
his
followers
through
a
social
media
post
recently.
In
his
post,
the
filmmaker
has
clearly
mentioned
that
he
is
against
Ramees'
political
ideologies,
and
vice
versa.
Aashiq
Abu
has
also
revealed
how
he
met
the
scriptwriter
and
decided
to
join
hands
for
the
project,
in
his
post.
Ramees,
on
the
other
hand,
has
made
it
clear
that
he
is
withdrawing
from
the
project
for
the
time
being.
According
to
the
scriptwriter,
he
had
realised
his
mistakes
and
apologised
for
the
same
recently.
However,
he
claims
that
some
allegations
against
them
are
either
misinterpretations
or
false
campaigns.
Thus,
Ramees
has
decided
to
stay
away
from
the
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
starrer,
until
he
proves
his
innocence.
He
is
hopeful
that
the
project
will
not
happen
without
him.
Ramees
has
also
made
it
clear
that
lead
actor
Prithviraj
or
director
Aashiq
Abu
have
never
asked
him
to
leave
the
project.
The
makers
are
now
hoping
that
the
controversy
will
soon
die
down,
as
Ramees
himself
has
left
the
project.
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
lead
actor,
has
been
maintaining
a
dignified
silence
over
the
issue,
even
though
he
was
mercilessly
attacked
by
social
media.