The trailer of ‘Param beautifies’ starring Janhvi Kapoor and Siddharth Malhotra recently dropped and immediately attracted attention to the pair’s fresh chemistry and breezy romance in Tushar Jalota’s director, produced by Dinesh Vijan. While fans appreciated the lighting and pair, criticism was revealed on the portrayal of a Malayali girl.
Many nebisens realized that the representation was conservative, Jasmine exposes the overweight of cultural clichs such as flowers and traditional dance imagination. Malayali actor Pavithra Menon openly questioned Janhvi’s casting through an Instagram video. Interestingly, the post was taken down but was later uploaded again.
Influencers called ‘wrong Malayalam’
Malayali’s affected Divya Nair also expressed disappointment with the distribution distribution of the film. In a conversation with Mid Day, he said, “The poor can sometimes be forgiven, but here, the Malayalam words are not clear or correct. The film was shot on a large -scale budget in Kerala. Why couldn’t the producer spend a fraction of that money when the producer hiring the local dialect coach?”
Citing an example from the trailer, he said, “In the scene where Janhvi has introduced herself as Vakepatta Sundari Damodaran Pillai, the result is inadvertently cheerful as in Malayalam, ‘Wakepeta’ has been dumped for someone.”
‘Bollywood had better options’
Divya further criticized casting options, stating, “The surname is incorrect – she pronounces it as ‘Pillai’, while in Malayalam, it is pronounced ‘Pila’. [Ruth Prabhu] Keep in the effort and respect the languages ​​they work. He must have done justice to the role. ,
Janhvi Kapoor responded to criticism
In response to backlash, Janhvi addressed the issue during the film’s campaigner run. The actor explained that his character is not completely Malayali, but of mixed heritage. “My character is beautiful half Tamilian and half Malayali,” she clarified that neither she nor her late mother, superstar Sridevi, was from Kerala herself.
In the film, Janhvi plays the role of Sundari, while Siddharth Malhotra is a Delhi boy named Param. Holiness was released in theaters on August 29.
