The Kee team had released a promo teaser of the film recently taking a dig at Goods and Services Tax (GST). It came right after Mersal landed in a controversy regarding its dialogues on GST. Director of the film, Kalees, says that they have released it to extend their support to the Mersal team.
The teaser has RJ Balaji’s voiceover saying, “If I go to a hotel, the food bill for two people will be so high – as if two more people ate with us. GST is like a burning in the stomach. You are also like that.”
Kalees tells Silverscreen, “I wrote this dialogue when GST came into effect based on my own personal experience of paying bill in a small restaurant. I used it in the film. This dialogue is being said by RJ Balaji while talking to his friend.”
The Kee team had already released an official teaser of the film, which is about cyber-crime, early this month. This promo teaser on GST was released after the Mersal controversy. The promo also ends with a note saying, ‘A film not just entertains but also sends us a message. We care.’
Kalees says, “This teaser is our way of extending support to Mersal team. We, being the part of the same industry, have to support each other in times like this.”
He adds, “Our producer, Michael Rayappan sir, backed us and we went ahead and released the promo without any apprehensions. We are fearless.”
Kee, starring Jiiva and Nikki Galrani, is scheduled to hit the screens by end of this year.
The film’s official teaser:
