It has been an extended week for Geetu Mohandas and Yash as their movie, Poisonous: A Fairy Story for Grown-Ups, was launched final Wednesday and inundated with adverse opinions from critics and audiences alike. Music composer Ajaneesh Loknath, identified for his work on Kantara, Maharaja, and extra, got here to the movie’s defence, even evaluating it to Lagaan. He wrote that Aamir Khan’s sports activities drama can be thought of ‘boring’ by audiences at the moment.

Kantara composer opinions Poisonous
Ajaneesh posted an extended notice on X (previously Twitter), urging followers to not heed opinions and to observe Poisonous. “Do not simply learn opinions. Expertise cinema. I watched Poisonous, and I favored it,” he wrote, including, “I really feel individuals ought to go and watch it in theatres. Cinema is a private expertise. My style, my thought course of and my expertise could be utterly completely different from another person’s. I’ve seen many movies over time that I loved, despite the fact that opinions had been negative-and missed some that had been really good, due to dangerous opinions.”
Asking individuals to be ‘accountable’ whereas judging the movie, he reasoned, “Be accountable earlier than you decide. When a movie does not do effectively, it’s not solely the producer or the actors that suffer. A whole bunch of technicians and crew members, who work extremely onerous, are additionally affected for a few years. Let’s not come to conclusions and affect others with out watching the movie.”
“About Poisonous. I actually favored the try and particularly Yash’s efficiency. I really admire him for selecting this type of character and story. Sure, there are a number of small issues that did not work for me, however they’re simply ignorable. General, it is an excellent movie,” wrote Ajaneesh.
Brings up Lagaan
Ajaneesh additionally introduced up Lagaan with out naming it and wrote, “A considered a 25 yr previous movie. I watched the trailer of an important movie launched 25 years in the past, now re-released for its twenty fifth anniversary. I imagined-if it had launched at the moment, individuals would have commented, “lag”, “boring”, and lowered the entire story to, “there will likely be a match, India will problem the British, the match will happen-that’s it.” We would have missed a very nice movie simply due to irresponsible opinions.”
He ended his notice with, “Reviews are opinions, not your expertise. If a movie pursuits you, go to the theatre, watch it your self after which type your personal opinion. I admire KVN Productions, Yash, the whole solid and crew for this movie. Greatest needs to the entire group. Watch it. Expertise it. Then resolve for your self.”
Ashutosh Gowariker’s Aamir Khan-starrer Lagaan was re-released in theatres on June 12 for its twenty fifth anniversary. It was initially launched in theatres on June 15, 2001. Poisonous, a gangster drama directed by Geetu and co-written and produced by Yash, was launched in theatres on August 26. It additionally stars Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth.