Filmmaker Shankar has sought police protection following a protest by a group of transgenders.

Filmmaker Shankar has sought police protection following a protest by a group of transgenders outside his residence in Chennai, after they objected to some scenes in his latest Tamil magnum opus,I.

The transgender community is upset with the way Shankar has portrayed the character of popular make-up artist Ojas M Rajani, who plays a transgender in the film.