Veteran
actor
Radha
Ravi,
who
was
mired
in
controversy
prior
to
the
recently
concluded
'Nadigar
Sangam'
elections,
is
at
it
again
as
he
calls
Baahubali's
performance
at
the
IIFA
Utsavam
2016,
a
foul
play.
In
his
latest
interview
to
Times
of
India,
the
Pisaasu
actor
has
bashed
the
organizers
and
jury
members
of
IIFA
for
awarding
Baahubali
the
Best
Tamil
Film.
"'Baahubali'
is
not
a
Tamil
film,
but
they
gave
it
the
Best
Film
award.
I
was
nominated
in
the
supporting
actor
category,
but
Sathyaraj
was
given
the
award
for
his
role
in
that
film.
He
might
have
spoken
in
Tamil
-
and
I'm
glad
that
Sathyaraj
'mappillai'
won
-
but
that
was
not
a
100
per
cent
Tamil
film." He
has
said.
"I
called
up
Basheer,
an
organiser
of
the
event,
and
Radikaa
who
was
part
of
the
jury,
and
told
them
that
they
cannot
give
the
award
to
a
Tamil
artiste
who
was
acting
in
what
was
essentially
a
Telugu
picture.
It's
not
because
I
had
a
grouse
that
I
didn't
get
the
award,
but
I
wanted
to
talk
about
what
should
be
just.
That
was
foul
play," he
added.
Controversial
topic
doesn't
end
here
as
the
actor
has
also
opened
up
about
his
decision
to
act
in
Vishal's
upcoming
film,
Marudhu.
"I
fought,
I
lost.
This
is
a
small
world.
We
need
to
work
with
one
another.
When
they
declared
the
results,
I
shook
hands
with
Vishal
and
told
him
that
it
was
a
win
for
his
hard
work."
He
has
said.
Talking
about
how
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
has
eluded
many
South
Indian
actors
over
the
years,
the
63-year-old
said,
"My
dad
was
meritorious
for
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
but
I
don't
regret
the
fact
that
he
wasn't
given
one
as
I
know
that
south
artists
getting
that
award
is
quite
difficult.
Even
for
Sivaji
sir,
we
had
to
fight
and
get
that
award."
Meanwhile,
he
is
also
planning
to
direct
a
film,
"I
love
to
produce
films
and
have
been
yearning
to
direct
one.
I
have
the
story
ready.
It
is
a
simple
line,
but
the
climax
will
move
you."
He
has
said.
Check
out
some
of
the
clicks
from
IIFA
Utsavam
in
the
gallery
below.
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