Divyabharathi blasts director Naresh Kuppili for calling her ‘chilaka’, co-star Sudigali Sudheer for not speaking up
Actor Divyabharathi took to social media on Wednesday to blast director Naresh Kuppili, who goes online by Naressh K Lee, for making misogynistic comments on her and her co-star Sudigali Sudheer for not speaking up in her support. The actor, who worked with both in the Telugu movie GOAT, lashed out at Naressh for calling her a misogynistic term. Here’s what happened. Divyabharathi revealed that Naresh Kuppili also made disrespectful comments on set. Divyabharathi calls out Naresh Kuppili, Sudigali Sudheer for misogyny Divyabharathi shared a screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) of Naresh referring to her as ‘chilaka’ (literal meaning bird, but a misogynistic term to describe a woman) and as someone who deserves to be a ‘second lead actress’. Sharing the screenshot, she wrote, “Calling women “Chilaka” or any other term isn’t a harmless joke, it’s a reflection of deep-rooted misogyny. And this wasn’t a one-off incident; this director followed the same pattern on set too, repeatedly disrespecting women and honestly, betraying the very art he claims to create.” She also called out Sudheer for …
