'I can't fake it anymore, won't be doing interview again'; Mareena Michael on Shine Tom issue

Thursday 18 January, 2024 | 2:04 PM READ MALAYALAM VERSION

Recently, actress Mareena Michael Kurisingal walked out from a promotional event after engaging in a verbal tirade with co-star Shine Tom Chacko.

According to Mareena Michael Kurisingal :

I received numerous phone calls after I walked out from a promotional event for my new movie 'Vivekanandan Viralaanu'. Most people feel like it was scripted. The movie is releasing on the 19th and I am just forced to now make a video clarification so that the controversy doesn’t affect the movie by any means.

I was wearied and was not in my best mood when I attended the interview. I couldn’t tolerate it for long so I walked out from it. Now people are calling me a feminist and the one who demeans males. It was not in my intention to hurt anyone especially people who think I abused the male gender. I apologize if this has caused any hurt.

I was working on a film in Thiruvananthapuram. There were two male actors and during the shoot time, I was having my menstrual cycle. During such a time, we just rely on hygienic restrooms and not any other. On the first day, they gave me a room that didn't even have a proper bathroom. The two male artists were given the caravan and I don’t even have a proper bathroom. When told about my requirement, my friends within the set suggested I use the caravan as they said the two actors wouldn’t mind if I used it. But I was not comfortable going inside. They were all genteel but I was not comfortable.

I was trying to tell this incident on the interview but was interrupted continuously. I don’t want to fake it anymore, and I can say out loud that I am not that bold. I won’t be giving any more interviews. It has been eight years since I arrived in the film world and I am not going to stumble down so quickly. Even during my father’s death, I haven’t cried but now…