Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan says that I believe that Dileep is innocent in the incident of attack on the actress. In an interview with New Indian Express, Adoor said that he is against defaming someone without any evidence.
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In the ISRO spy case, K Karunakaran was seen abusing and insulting. He was later proved innocent. Changampuzha Krishnapillai was a terrible man towards his wife. But can you think of Malayalam poetry without Changampuzha? Adoor asked. Adoor Gopalakrishnan said that the film is a creative work.