Tamil actress Rekha recently sent shock-waves among the 'woke' Tamil netizens, when she revealed that the famous 'kiss' scene in 1986 Tamil movie Punnagai Mannan was filmed without her consent. Apparently the actress has revealed this several times in the past [which obviously was turned a deaf-ear to in the non #Metoo times] and the actress even admitted that both her co-star Kamal Haasan and her now no-more director K. Balachander were upset by the same. 

In her account of the incident, Rekha re-collects that before the scene she was never informed that Kamal would be kissing her on the lips and right before the take she could hear K. Balachander asking Haasan if he remembered what the director told him. She also says that post the scene, she complained to the director that her father would never accept her filming such a scene and to her mother that 'they tricked her' into filming the scene. 

WTF!

This would have made the headlines if it happened in Hollywood. This is proper 'sexual harassment at the workplace'. Worst is, they've even planned it.

But since it's Kamal saaaaar and Balachandar saaaaar, it should be fine I guess. pic.twitter.com/alPAC7eXJy

— Sangeeth (@Sangeethoffcl) February 23, 2020

Though Rekha has also added that she isn't interested in getting an apology from Haasan, she agrees that had she been asked prior permission, she would have never consented to the scene. Naturally, the netizens had a lot to say about this resurfaced revealition and here are some of their thoughts:

Thank u for this @baradwajrangan sir!

//Everyone’s committed to the process with the same amount of craziness. But if not, the actress has to have a say. The director has to give her a voice. Cinema is not greater than consent.//https://t.co/MUVMo1PuEK via @FilmCompanion

— Subashini Sreeram (@IamSuba_Sree) February 26, 2020

Q is not the kissing scene is apt for the situation of the film
But the Heroine was not informed before by KB & Kamal
It is shocking revelation by Rekha aft so many years

Actress Rekha reveals about
unplanned kiss by Kamal Haasan in 'Punnagai Mannan' https://t.co/o2bWI0IQNl

— RAJAN PSV (@RajanPsv) February 25, 2020

How can we allow a person who kissed a minor girl without her consent to advise us for what is wrong and right

Apologise in front of everyone to rekha !!!!!

— ARAVIND R (@ARAVINDRIYER) February 25, 2020

Apologise to Rekha first.

— Rakshith ಪೊನ್ನಾಥಪುರ (@PonnathPuraaNa) February 25, 2020

Just one word - Unfair !!

Idhuku Mela sonna nee Rajini fan , adhan Kamal ku support pannala nu solvaanunga !! Nobody will understand what she went thru !!

Kamal shud apologize for this.. will he accept if same is done to one of his daughters in movie industry? https://t.co/jc2JdlQB8T

— Sangeetha Sivakumar (@sangeetha4212) February 24, 2020

Omg! @ikamalhaasan where’s your apology? So disappointed in you! https://t.co/ZgpbTP7IBV

— Sophie Kathir (@SophieKathir) February 26, 2020

High time Mr. @ikamalhaasan issues a Public Apology! https://t.co/xIbP3SCf3b

— விக்னேஷ் ಸುರೇಶ್ (@iVigneshSuresh) February 25, 2020

Asking @ikamalhaasan to apologise is a dangerous idea.

He will agree to apologise and make up with a kiss! https://t.co/LJd3SuF9ne

— காவிக்கவி அகத்தியன் (@Vaakpathi) February 25, 2020

அப்டியே ரேகா வுக்கு ஒரு Apology letter எழுதுங்க ஆண்டவரே @ikamalhaasan https://t.co/CWoxrZ3CyU

— Dr.படிக்காதவன் MBBS (@VibineshC) February 25, 2020