November 21, 2024 11:09 am IST
Singer Chinmayi Sripada shared posters of Amaran, which featured Sivakarthikeyan, and the song Rowdy Baby, which featured Dhanush, which featured no women.
Singer Chinmayi Sripada has often advocated for fellow female artistes. In a new post on (Also Read: Amaran becomes Sivakarthikeyan’s highest-grossing film 200 crores worldwide)
What did Chinmayi say?
Chinmayi shared two posters on her X handle on Wednesday night. First of all, Rowdy Baby had to celebrate reaching 1 billion views on YouTube. The poster shows actor-singer Dhanush playing an electric guitar in an all-black look for the song. The second poster he shared was of his look as Indian Army veteran Major Mukund Varadarajan in Sivakarthikeyan’s biopic, Amaran. The poster described the film as a “mega blockbuster” and claimed that it earned well Rs 300 crore worldwide in just 19 days.
Chinmayi wrote in the caption, “One of the most talented and beloved female artistes of the South will still not find a place in the success posters standing shoulder to shoulder with a man. Rowdy Baby was also due to Dhee’s soulful vocals. Still.” Chinmayi pointed out that Sai Pallavi, the leading lady of both Amaran and Maari 2, is absent from both the posters. She also pointed out that when Dhanush sang Rowdy Baby, his female counterpart Dhee was mentioned from the success poster as well. Is missing.
Internet argues with Chinmayi
While some X users supported Chinmayi’s stance, many took exception to it. Many claimed that the Rowdy Baby poster is fan-made, while the official poster features Sai Pallavi with Dhanush. Along with sharing the official poster, the user wrote, “Check the facts before embarrassing yourself (smile emoji).” Chinmayi replied, “I first saw that poster on the official account of the team. That image is here on Twitter and was widely circulated – with many people pointing out how Sai Pallavi is also absent. This should have been updated much later. Anyway, the talent of Sai Pallavi’s ability does not matter.
Another He argued that unlike him, Sai cannot guarantee 300 crores at the global box office. He also cited the example of Amar Kaushik’s recent Bollywood blockbuster horror comedy Stree 2, which became the first Hindi film to gross. Rs 600 crore in India. The credit for the landmark success was, to a large extent, given to the film’s female lead Shraddha Kapoor rather than her male co-star Rajkummar Rao. Chinmayi responded to this argument by writing, “Google Stree2 and the first thing that pops up is the “limited screen time” it’s got. Anyway, not much can really be said about the system that’s messed up.” “
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