National Games: Actor Mohanlal offers to return performance fee

After the opening ceremony of 35th National Games, the performance of Malyalam actor Mohanla’s band ‘Lalisom’ has been criticised heavily in the social media, because of this the actor says that he would return the hefty fee that he had charged.

n a letter to the Kerala government, Mohanlal wrote he had been “pained by the strong criticism” and wishing to stay out of controversy, was ready to return the Rs. 1.63 crore fee.

Mohanlal further said he had undertaken the performance after he was approached by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and state sports minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.

But now, there should not be “slightest doubt” in the minds of his audience, he wrote. “I will pay back the entire amount of one crore sixty-three lakh seventy-seven thousand six hundred rupees.
I hope this will bring an end to all controversies.”

Mohanlal and his band had been under fire for allegedly giving a poor performance despite heavily charging the state government.
Since Saturday, when the inauguration of the National Games took place, his official blog has been flooded with criticisms. There were even allegations that the performance was lip-synced.

Even before the inauguration, the hefty fee had provoked comments in the social media. "The money was meant for the artistes in his band and that he would not be keeping any part of it for himself" the actor said.

Src:- http://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/under-social-media-pressure-actor-mohanlal-offers-to-give-back-national-games-performance-money-736535

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