Danush starrer Uthamaputhiran which is a Diwali release has been doing well among the masses, but a certain dialogue and a few scenes have been hurtful to the Koundar community. Hence the community members have been protesting in the areas of Salem, Karur and Coimbatore and have stopped screening Uthamaputhiran in certain movie halls in that area.
In a press meet Danush offered his apologies and said that it was never the intention of the team to hurt anyone and he is sorry for that. He requested people not to stop any show in protest as they have invested a lot of money in the film.
As a immediate action, the two dialogues about the community have been muted and some scenes have also been removed. These changes are effective in all movie theaters wherever the cube technology is being used. In theaters where UFO technology is used the changes will be effective in 2 or 3 days.
The press meet was attended by Dhanush, director Mithran Jawahar and producer Mohan Appa Rao.