There is a lot of expectations on director Mani Ratnam's upcoming film Ponniyin Selvan, which is yet to be announced officially. The period film is based on the legendary Tamil literary novel of the same name, written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.

On September 6, news about lyricist Vairamuthu working in Ponniyin Selvan started doing the rounds. It is rumoured that he will be penning twelve songs in the film, which will be composed by AR Rahman. While the trio coming together again is an exciting news for a few fans, many netizens called out Rahman and Mani Ratnam for working with a person who was named in the #MeToo movement.

Back in 2018, singer Chinmayi Sripaada and seven other women accused Vairamuthu of sexual misconduct as part of the #MeToo movement. While he has refuted all the charges, the women who named him are shamed and shunned.

A Twitter user wrote, "12 songs for # Vairamuthu! #Maniratnam is the first director to give him so much work when the #Metoo complaint on him has still not been acted upon. (sic)"

Here are some comments on Mani Ratnam and AR Rahman's decision:

In February 2019, Chinmayi took to Twitter to reveal that she has filed a complaint against Vairamuthu with the National Council for Women and revealed that it was the only legal route that she could take.

Ever since she called out Vairamuthu, she has been banned from the Tamil film industry. It has been almost a year since she has sung a song in Tamil film industry. Mani Ratnam and AR Rahman are yet to react to the backlash they're receiving for choosing to work with Vairamuthu in Ponniyin Selvan.

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