Overview
- The reporter, identified as RS Karthik who runs the YouTube channel Vere Level Cinema, asked in reference to a scene whether co‑star Aditya Madhavan found Gouri Kishan too heavy to lift.
- Gouri called the query irrelevant and body‑shaming, insisted on questions about her work, and said she was being shouted down in a room with no other women present.
- Aditya Madhavan later apologized on X for not stepping in, saying he froze during his debut press interaction and that no one deserves such treatment.
- The Chennai Press Club labeled the conduct highly unethical and indecent, described the questioner as a YouTuber rather than a journalist, and urged peers to call out sexist behavior.
- The South Indian Artistes’ Association (Nadigar Sangam) expressed solidarity and said it would take steps to prevent recurrences, as industry figures including Chinmayi, Pa Ranjith, Khushbu Sundar and Richa Chadha voiced support; Others released on November 7.