I wanted this film to be based on real events and to reflect the suffering of the tribal people who are being victimized by false lawsuits. In the 1990s there were various abuses of power such as the death of tribals like Rajakannu and Virpalingam, the tragedy of oppressed women like Chidambaram Padmini and Athiyur Vijaya. To this day, it continues to do so with social insecurity for moms.
The communist movement and various human rights organizations continue to fight for justice against the injustices perpetrated against the common people. When Judge Chandru was their lawyer, we filmed in the hope that the security of the common people could be ensured if the police and the judiciary worked together in the case.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu lauded the film ‘Jai Beam’ and fulfilled the purpose of the film by taking concrete steps to fulfill the long standing demands of the tribal people. My heartfelt thanks to our Chief Minister for that.
The film ‘Jay Beam’ received a warm welcome from all quarters. Likewise, some of the negative comments that arose for this film were somewhat unexpected to me. I do not know if a calendar picture, which is hung in the background, can be understood as referring to a community. The purpose of the calendar is to reflect the period of 1995, and it is not the intention of any of us to show it as a symbol of a particular community.
That calendar, which comes in only a few seconds, did not go unnoticed by any of us during the filming and post-production work. Even before the film was released on Amazon Prime, the film was seen on the big screen by various quarters. Even if it had come to attention then, we would have changed it before the film came out.
As soon as the movie was released on Amazon on the night of November 1st and the calendar found out about the movie through social websites, all efforts were made to change it immediately on the morning of November 2nd. Before anyone could ask, after that calendar picture was changed, I hoped everyone would understand that we had no personal motive. It is unfortunate that Mr. Surya is telling them to take responsibility for something that only I as a director can take responsibility for.
As a producer and actor, Mr. Surya’s aim in the film was only to bring the plight of the tribal people to all. I would like to record my regret for the inconvenience caused to him as a director. I firmly believe that film is an art form that brings about harmony between all communities.
I would like to reiterate that there is no intention of insulting any individual or any particular community in the making of this film. I would like to express my sincere condolences to those who were depressed and hurt.
My heartfelt thanks to the film industry, political movements, social activists, friends of the press, and all the friends of Muhammed who supported us in caring for us in this difficult environment. Thus Director Gnanavell stated in his statement.
“Jay Beam” game from release to controversy!
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