Finally, Padmapriya is smiling! The film industry in an emergency meeting on Monday evening has decided to impose a one-year ban on director Samy for slapping her. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the top brass of the industry - Tamil Film Producers Council, Nadigar Sangam and Film Federation of South India. They decided to act tough because the reputation of the Tamil film industry was at stake. Added to that there was a groundswell of sympathy across the industry for Padmapriya.

The one-year ban would mean that Samy will not be able to release his film Mirugam for a year and he will not be able to start another film immediately. When contacted Padmapriya said: " I have been vindicated. I would like to thank the entire film fraternity and the media for supporting and rallying around me."