The lowdown from the south Indian film industry.
Actress Kaniha was the target of ‘moral policing’ recently on Facebook. She was flooded with comments for posting a photograph in which she was wearing shorts.
The photograph was taken when she was holidaying with friends at the Phi Phi Islands in Thailand.
The negative comments said that at her age and being a mother, she should not wear such clothes.
Kaniha retorted with a smart post, simply telling all to mind their own business.
‘Was holding myself back but after seeing a lot of messages and comments for a picture of mine wearing shorts I can't stop myself from writing this. Some are saying that they thought I was a good girl and all of a sudden they saw a pic of me in shorts they think I've become a bad girl,’ she posted.
‘I will wear shorts as long as I am comfortable wearing them in appropriate places whether I am 20, 30, 40 or even 50...For heaven’s sake I went on a beach vacation...so a question to you dear woman, you were expecting me to roam around in sarees in a beach town like phi phi???’ asks Kaniha.
‘I am a free individual with enough moral values who knows to dress up appropriately for given occasions... my family and dear ones respect me for who I am....’ she adds.
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Ramya Krishnan returns in Malayalam cinema
Actress Ramya Krishnan is making a comeback in Malayalam cinema.
She plays the female lead in director Viswanthan’s forthcoming film, Appavum Veenjum. The shooting will start in February.
She also plays an important role in Telugu director S S Rajamouli’s Bahubali, with Sunny Wayne and Pratap Pothen.
