The
cute
little
peck
planted
by
a
kid
on
Nayantara's
lips
in
the
recently
released
Jiiva-starrer
Thirunaal
has
landed
director
Ramnath
in
the
soup
with
many
criticizing
him
for
exploiting
the
innocence
of
a
young
boy.
But
Ramnath,
who
had
earlier
helmed
Karunaas'
Ambasamudram
Ambani,
is
baffled
by
the
way
people
are
reacting
to
the
scene,
which
according
to
him,
doesn't
deserve
so
much
of
attention.
A
Casual
Scene
"This
is
a
very
casual
scene,
and
little
kids
get
involved
in
different
activities
these
days.
One
can't
stop
them
from
doing
certain
things.
This
scene
doesn't
have
to
be
talked
so
much," Ramnath
told
IndiaToday.
Not
Inappropriate
"If
it
was
a
much
older
kid,
then
that
might
have
raised
many
eyebrows.
However,
in
this
case,
he's
a
small
kid
and
if
it
was
inappropriate,
the
Censor
board
would
have
asked
to
remove
it," the
director
has
said.
Lawyer's
Take
Speaking
to
IndiaToday
lawyer Sudha
Ramalingam
has
said
the
scene
was
not sexualized.
"In
a
movie,
the
depiction
of
scenes
will
depend
on
the
story
line
and
if
a
child
is
locking
lips,
I
don't
think
there's
anything
wrong," she
has
said.
Not
Sexual
In
Nature
"You
don't
have
to
attach
sexuality
to
everything.
We
see
children
kissing
their
mothers
and
sisters.
Do
you
mean
to
say
it
is
sexual
in
nature?
I
don't
see
anything
like
that," she
has
added.
Viewer's
Take
"The
scene
was
just
too
cute,
both
the
boy's
and
Nayanthara's
reactions
were
nice,
and
if
you
see
the
movie
you
will
understand
that
the
scene
was
just
to
show
how
Nayanthara's
character
is
in
the
movie
-
a
simple
and
loving
teacher," a
fan
told
the
daily.
Nayan's
Makeover
Meanwhile,
the
director
has
said
he
wanted
to
show
Nayantara
as
a
village
belle.
"We
have
been
seeing
Nayanthara
in
an
urban
look,
so
I
gave
her
a
makeover
in
my
film.
I
am
glad
that
it
worked
out
for
her
and
the
film,"
he
told
DC.
'Thirunaal'
Running
Successfully
Thirunaal,
which
revolves
around
the
life
of
Blade
Ganesh,
played
by
Jiiva,
is
running
successfully
in
theatres
across
Tamil
Nadu.
It
has
been
bankrolled
by
M Senthil
Kumar
under
the
banner Kodhandapani
Films.
"First
of
all,
the
scene
is
just
a
reflection
of
the
kid's
innocent
thoughts.
It
passed
the
censor
board
without
being
cut.
Why
don't
people
see
the
good
message
in
the
climax
rather
than
concentrating
on
a
scene
that
was
meant
for
fun?
If
Nayanthara
had
apprehensions
while
performing
the
scene,
she
wouldn't
have
shot
it
at
all," he
has
said,
according
to
report
from
Deccan
Chronicle.
He
thinks
the
scene
reflects
Nayantara's
character
in
the
movie
and
that
it
is
time
for
us
to
overlook
such
trivial
things
while
analysing
a
film.
"In
recent
times,
there
are
a
group
of
people
who
criticise
anything
and
everything
in
a
film.
They
blow
up
simple
things
out
of
proportion.
We
have
stooped
to
the
level
that
we
can't
overlook
a
young
boy
kissing
his
teacher,"
he
added.
Also
starring
Gobinath,
Karunaas
and
Joe
Malloori
in
prominent
roles,
Thirunaal
is
running
successfully
in
theatres
all
over
Tamil
Nadu.