Actor Asif Ali has mentioned that it was not truthful to unleash a hate marketing campaign towards musician Ramesh Narayan as he thanked all those that supported him after a video of the composer allegedly ‘insulting’ him at a movie event in Kochi went viral on Tuesday.
Mentioning that he was overwhelmed by the love and help he had obtained after the controversy, the actor mentioned he had spoken to Mr. Narayan on Wednesday morning. “He [Ramesh Narayan] had been making an attempt to succeed in me since Tuesday. However my telephone was switched off. He was on the verge of tears as he apologised to me. I request all to chorus from the hate marketing campaign towards him because it was solely a misunderstanding,” he mentioned on the sidelines of a promotion occasion for his forthcoming movie Level Crossright here.
Recalling the incident on the trailer launch of the anthology series, Manorathangalbased mostly on brief tales by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, the actor identified that the musician appeared frightened after the anchor had known as him with the incorrect identify. “I had moved to the aspect quickly after handing over the souvenir to him. I used to be not damage by his motion or phrases,” he mentioned.
A video of the incident confirmed the actor strolling up in direction of the musician handy over a memento. Mr. Narayan, who had given music for the movie Swargam Thurakunna Samayam within the sequence directed by Jayaraj, was seen receiving it with out making eye contact with the actor. The musician was then seen waving to Mr. Jayaraj, asking him to return and current the souvenir to him. His manner modified instantly after the filmmaker offered him with the souvenir as they had been seen smiling and hugging.
The actor had obtained help from numerous quarters for retaining his smile even after going through a snub from the composer. Netizens had been scathing of their remarks as they termed the musician’s behaviour “unprofessional” and a “very poor angle”.