The actor retaliates to the director’s comments on the worthiness of this year’s awardees

Mollywood director Ranjith is finally getting a taste of his own medicine. Known to be habitually critical of award committees that do not find his films worthy of acknowledgement, this year, Ranjith has heavily condemned the jury of the 58th National Film Awards – led by Bollywood director JP Dutta – for its choice of winners. In fact, he even described Dutta as ‘Bollywood’s Major Ravi’ in an obvious reference to their penchant for making war dramas. However, this time, Ranjith has got it back from Salim Kumar, whom the jury adjudged as Best Actor (with Dhanush). Click here to read more