Cinematographer Santosh Sivan on Friday deleted his tweet that pointed out at the payment irregularities in the industry and hinted that producers are more eager to pay actresses than technicians.
The Tweet ,a fwd a in english, ideleted, since its objectionable to so many well meaning producers.
And it doesn’t really mean anything— SantoshSivanASC. ISC (@santoshsivan) September 14, 2018
The noted cinematographer, on Thursday, had tweeted a meme that suggested producers favour actresses over technicians when it comes to remunerations. He later deleted the tweet after a few producers, including J Sathish Kumar raised objections.
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Actor-producer J Sathish Kumar had tweeted asking Santosh Sivan to apologize.
@santoshsivan கலையை நேசிக்க தெரியாத பணவெறி பிடித்த உன் திமிர் பிடித்த விமர்சனத்திற்கு கண்டனம்.நீ யாரை சொல்கிறாய் உனக்கு வாய்ப்பு கொடுத்த @VishalKOfficial யா @dirlingusamy யா மன்னிப்பு கேள் இல்லையென்றால் உன்னை கலைத்தாய் உணரச்செய்யும்
— J Satish Kumar (@JSKfilmcorp) September 14, 2018
The Nadigar Sangam too released a statement saying, “Santosh Sivan’s tweet is highly objectionable. We understand the viewpoint of the technicians. Immediate action will be taken regarding the issue.”
Producer SR Prabhu told Silverscreen that a meeting will be organised soon on the issue. “Individually, I don’t want to make any opinion,” he said.
