Veteran
actor
Radha
Ravi,
one
of
the
most
controversial
names
in
Kollywood,
recently
left
fans
in
a
state
of
shock
when
he
'slut-shamed'
actress
Nayanthara
during
the
Kolaiyuthir
Kaalam
trailer
launch
and
questioned
her
character.
In
his
speech,
the
Sarkar
actor
said
that
these
days
filmmakers
rope
in
'someone
who
sleeps
around'
to
play
Sita
and
took
a
dig
at
the
Lady
Superstar's
affairs.
"She
plays
a
ghost
in
Tamil
films
and
the
goddess
Sita
in
Telugu
movies.
In
my
days,
we
would
cast
actresses
like
KR
Vijaya
to
play
the
role
of
Sita.
Today,
anybody
can
play
Sita.
You
can
cast
a
person,
whom
you
respect
or
someone
who
sleeps
around," he
added.
As
expected,
this
outright
sexist
remark
created
a
buzz
in
the
industry
and
several
stars
condemned
Radha
Ravi
for
insulting
Nayanthara.
In
2017,
Mr.Radha
Ravi
made
a
crass
insensitive
comment
about
children
with
disabilities.
It
is
men
like
Mr.Radha
Ravi
who
perpetuate
&
glorify
the
violence
against
women
&
children.
In
2018,
there
was
a
sexual
harassment
complaint
against
Mr.Radha
Ravi
by
a
distressed
actress,
who
feared
to
reveal
her
identity.
He
walked
scotfree.
A
little
later
Mr.Radha
Ravi
scandalously
&
insensitively
mocked
at
the
#MeToo
movement.
Clueless
and
helpless
cos
no
one
will
support
or
do
anything
or
take
any
action
against
that
filthy
piece
of
shit
coming
from
a
legendary
family
..
he
keeps
doing
this
to
seek
attention!
Brainless
!
Sad
to
see
audience
laughing&
clapping
for
his
filthy
comments!
None
of
us
Reacting
to
the
controversy,
Vignesh
Shivn
said
that
Radha
Ravi
is
a
repeat
offender
and
has
done
several
objectionable
things
in
the
past
as
well.
Here
are
the
other
reactions
Vishal
"Dear
#radharavi
SIR.Yes
as
a
gen
Secy
of
Nadigar
sangam
I
wish
I
had
da
pleasure
of
signing
the
letter
of
condemning
u
4
yr
stupidity
n
yr
recent
speech
against
women
n
particular.its
snt
2
u.grow
http://up.call
yaself
Ravi
fm
nowonwrds
Coz
u
hv
a
woman
s
name
n
ya
name."(sic)
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar
"
Shaming
women,making
offensive
jokes
on
women
(which
they
think
is
not
offensive)
degrading
women,
using
women
as
eye
candy
have
all
bcom
a
part
of
this
#filmindustry
thanks
to
our
previous
generations
of
women
n
men
who
didn't
react
n
instead
thought
it
was
ok..this
is
our
state."
Chinmayi
"Been
waiting
since
yesterday
for
*some*
sort
of
a
condemnation
from
the
male
actor
fraternity
in
Tamilnadu
since
yesterday.
In
this
video
Radha
Ravi,
President,
TN
Dubbing
Union
openly
slut
shames
a
female
actor
at
HER
movie's
trailer
launch.And
not.
a.
word
from
anyone.
Yet."
Taapsee
Pannu
"This
is
disgusting
beyond
words.
Who
asked
him
about
casting
pre
requisites
and
is
he
the
president
of
character
certificate
association?
This
comes
for
one
of
the
strongest
actresses
of
the
industry,I
can
only
wonder
what
he
might
have
to
say
about
others."
Radhikaa
"Nayanthara
is
one
of
the
few
dedicated
actors
we
hav
today,
have
the
pleasure
knowing
her
and
sharing
professional
space
with
her,
she
is
above
all
this,
did
not
watch
full
video
,
but
met
Ravi
today
and
told
him
it
was
not
in
good
taste
at
all."
Following
the
outrage,
the
Dravida
Munnetra
Kazhagam
suspended
the
actor
from
the
party
and
made
it
clear
that
they
are
not
going
to
tolerate
such
sexist
remarks.
Radha
Ravi's
comments
are
completely
unacceptable
and
it
is
good
to
see
those
in
the
industry
coming
to
Nayanthara's
defence.