Director Suraaj APOLOGIZES to Tamannaah Bhatia after she SLAMMED him for his comments in a recent interview!

Chennai: Director of 'Baahubali' actress Tamannaah Bhatia's upcoming film 'Kaththi Sandai' has finally released a public apology after the Tamil actress slammed him for his objectionable comments he made on her and other heroines. Tamannaah had to leave 'Dangal' in the middle to react on his comments few hours ago and she posted a tweet demanding his apology. Tamannaah, who was also seen in Bollywood films like 'Humshakals', 'Himmatwala' & 'Entertainment' had asked the director to apologize to her and all the women in the industry after he objectified heroines in Tamil filmdom in a recent interview he gave. In a promotional interview during the release of his latest Tamil directorial "Kaththi Sandai", director Suraaj was asked how he managed to make Tamannaah look glamorous in the film.

"#KaththiSandai is the biggest opening 4 @VishalKOfficial. The collections 've been tremendous", reports @CameoFilmsIndia pic.twitter.com/ymh9FxEYSa

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Suraaj's reply has created an uproar in social media. He said: "Audiences pay money to watch the hero fight and heroines in full glamour. As a director, I don't like to see my heroines fully clad in a sari. If we're paying money to watch a film, we should expect Tamannaah to look glamorous. Any commercial film should have glamour," Suraaj said.

Being a glam doll, @tamannaahspeaks plays the love interest of @VishalKOfficial in #KaththiSandai ⚔. Watch in cinemas now.@CameoFilmsIndia pic.twitter.com/CuQiGyMIuY

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He went on to add that all those heroines who made it big, chose the glamorous path to stardom. "Whenever my costume designer presents my heroine in knee-length outfit, I'd ask him to cut it short. If my heroine gets angry, I'd tell her audience haven't paid so much for nothing," he added. When the clip went viral, Tamannaah took to Twitter to share her views, and said she was "hurt and angered by the comments made by director Suraaj". She said: "I would definitely want him to apologise not only to me but to the entire women in the industry. We are actors and we are here to act and entertain audiences and should not at any point be objectified as commodities.

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— Tamannaah Bhatia (@tamannaahspeaks) December 26, 2016

.@CameoFilmsIndia @VishalKOfficial #KaththiSandai has taken a good opening on Friday as it is X'mas and New Year weekend. pic.twitter.com/c83kBi3GuE

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Having worked in southern filmdom for over a decade, she added: "I have worn costumes which I'm comfortable with. It is sad that women in our country are spoken about so frivolously and I would like to tell my audiences that our industry should not be generalized due to comments made by one individual." Suraaj has now put forward his apology letter carrying his statement on Twitter. The letter printed both in english and tamil languages reads, "Respected Media, I am really sorry and would like to apologize to Ms. Tamannah and all the heroines in the Industry. My intention was not to show anyone in bad light or hurt their sentiments. I am sorry once again and take back my comments.. By G.Suraj." He wrote on twitter along with this letter - "My Apology Statement to all the Heroines In the Industry !!"

My Apology Statement to all the Heroines In the Industry !! pic.twitter.com/dt6sIkJHly

— Suraj (@DirectorSuraaj) December 26, 2016

(with inputs from IANS)