Gautham Menon hits back at popular daily
Gautham Menon抨击著名日报
After actor salary report published by a Tamil weekly last week, one of the leading national dailies has published the salaries and ranking of leading directors in Tamil movie industry. The report claimed that this is based on internal industry sources. This director salary report has been received with mixed response since these reports tend to create an 'anchoring bias' as new producers trying to book these leading directors will be influenced or will use it to their advantage during negotiations.
继上周泰米尔一份周刊发表了一篇揭露演员收入的文章后，国内一流日报之一又发表了一篇泰米尔电影界顶尖导演的收入和排名，并称文章基于电影界内部消息。该篇文章的社会反响不一，因为此类文章可能给制片商雇用顶尖导演时提供一种“锚定偏向”，在谈判中为自己谋利。
Rank Director Salary in INR
排名 导演姓名 工资（印度卢比）
As per Times of India Report, March 23, 2013
Gautham Menon hits back at the Daily
2013年3月23日《印度每日时报》报道
Gautham Menon抨击《每日时报》
Even though these salary and net-worth reports about stars are very common in entertainment industry, Gautham Menon didn't take this report lightly and sharply hit back at the reporters and the daily in his message posted on social media channel,
"Wow, my filmmaking skills are worth 4 crores is it? My friends from engineering will be jealous and some happy...pegged market value for Mani sir? Is that even done? These guys can write anything for the public to read? is that even allowed? Who are your sources? Do you people have any idea? Who gives you the right to print such stuff?
Some days ago you guys criticized national award winning director Bala sir about his buying a house in poes garden. So? What's your problem? If Bala sir talks about making films on the poor and the downtrodden, he shouldn't live in a decent place is it? and that too after so many years of struggle and great filmmaking? Who gives you the right to get personal with any one of us?
We don't want any response from anybody. Just leave us alone. Our films ran for hundred days when their columns weren't even thought of. Today isn't about the media, a paper, a supplement or a person. This is against misrepresentation of facts and an invasion of our privacy. I thought it's basic etiquette taught at the age of 5 to not ask a woman how old she is and a man how much he earns.
This is not just about me. I speak on behalf of my colleagues (those who have been mentioned or overlooked) who feel the same way."
虽然娱乐业对影星收入和净值的报道毫不稀奇，但Gautham Menon并没有放过这篇报道，而是在他社会媒体发消息狠狠回击了报道者和《每日日报》：
“哇，我拍电影技术高达4千万卢比，真的假的？工程业的朋友还不嫉妒死了，有些人开心死了……穷尽一切手段吸引市场眼球是吗？达到目的了吗？这些人真是什么都能写出来？得到许可了吗？从谁那获得的消息？你们没有一点意识吗？谁给你们权利发表了？
我们不想知道任何人的反应。别来打扰我们。我们电影拍了上百天可是根本就没人想过其中的艰辛。今天这不是要针对媒体，报纸，副刊或个人，而是要抗议歪曲事实、侵犯我们隐私的事情发生。我认为，5岁的时候就应该有教过不要问女士年龄和男士薪水，这是基本礼节。
这不仅关系到我，在此我是代表了众多感同身受的同事们（提及或未提及的同事）。”
Gautham Menon抨击著名日报
After actor salary report published by a Tamil weekly last week, one of the leading national dailies has published the salaries and ranking of leading directors in Tamil movie industry. The report claimed that this is based on internal industry sources. This director salary report has been received with mixed response since these reports tend to create an 'anchoring bias' as new producers trying to book these leading directors will be influenced or will use it to their advantage during negotiations.
继上周泰米尔一份周刊发表了一篇揭露演员收入的文章后，国内一流日报之一又发表了一篇泰米尔电影界顶尖导演的收入和排名，并称文章基于电影界内部消息。该篇文章的社会反响不一，因为此类文章可能给制片商雇用顶尖导演时提供一种“锚定偏向”，在谈判中为自己谋利。
Rank Director Salary in INR
排名 导演姓名 工资（印度卢比）
As per Times of India Report, March 23, 2013
Gautham Menon hits back at the Daily
2013年3月23日《印度每日时报》报道
Gautham Menon抨击《每日时报》
Even though these salary and net-worth reports about stars are very common in entertainment industry, Gautham Menon didn't take this report lightly and sharply hit back at the reporters and the daily in his message posted on social media channel,
"Wow, my filmmaking skills are worth 4 crores is it? My friends from engineering will be jealous and some happy...pegged market value for Mani sir? Is that even done? These guys can write anything for the public to read? is that even allowed? Who are your sources? Do you people have any idea? Who gives you the right to print such stuff?
Some days ago you guys criticized national award winning director Bala sir about his buying a house in poes garden. So? What's your problem? If Bala sir talks about making films on the poor and the downtrodden, he shouldn't live in a decent place is it? and that too after so many years of struggle and great filmmaking? Who gives you the right to get personal with any one of us?
We don't want any response from anybody. Just leave us alone. Our films ran for hundred days when their columns weren't even thought of. Today isn't about the media, a paper, a supplement or a person. This is against misrepresentation of facts and an invasion of our privacy. I thought it's basic etiquette taught at the age of 5 to not ask a woman how old she is and a man how much he earns.
This is not just about me. I speak on behalf of my colleagues (those who have been mentioned or overlooked) who feel the same way."
虽然娱乐业对影星收入和净值的报道毫不稀奇，但Gautham Menon并没有放过这篇报道，而是在他社会媒体发消息狠狠回击了报道者和《每日日报》：
“哇，我拍电影技术高达4千万卢比，真的假的？工程业的朋友还不嫉妒死了，有些人开心死了……穷尽一切手段吸引市场眼球是吗？达到目的了吗？这些人真是什么都能写出来？得到许可了吗？从谁那获得的消息？你们没有一点意识吗？谁给你们权利发表了？
我们不想知道任何人的反应。别来打扰我们。我们电影拍了上百天可是根本就没人想过其中的艰辛。今天这不是要针对媒体，报纸，副刊或个人，而是要抗议歪曲事实、侵犯我们隐私的事情发生。我认为，5岁的时候就应该有教过不要问女士年龄和男士薪水，这是基本礼节。
这不仅关系到我，在此我是代表了众多感同身受的同事们（提及或未提及的同事）。”
