Director Vishnu Mohan has responded to the criticism leveled against Meppadiyan. The film has been widely criticized for spreading Hindutva ideology and whitewashing Hindutva organizations. The director has come up with the answer to this.
In the words of director Vishnu, all the ambulances were busy as he was Kovid during the filming. Seva Bharati was ready to provide an ambulance for free when those who were willing to provide an ambulance for the shoot asked for a large sum. With this it was used in cinema.
Seva Bharati is the largest known NGO in India. What is wrong with using their ambulance when there is no blacklisted NGO? This Seva Bharati can not be left out when a film is made about natural disasters tomorrow. Who in Kerala does not know all this?
Didn’t all the media here report? Seva Bharati is the organization I have seen before after all the disasters happening here and after the police and fire force. How can you make a movie without them? If people talk like this about using an ambulance and think like that, you can’t film here.
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