Kanguva producer's wife says Disha Patani's role in film was to ‘look pretty’, deletes comment after backlash

Producer Gnanavel Raja's wife Neha Gnanavel gave her own opinion on why Disha Patani's character Angela in the Suriya-starrer was not given much focus.

Suriya's Kanguva is performing well at the box office despite mixed reviews upon release last week. The film marked actor Disha Patani's debut in Tamil. Now, Neha Gnanavel, wife of producer KE Gnanavel Raja, has sparked a controversy with her comments on Angela, the character played by Disha Patani. In one of her replies on her X account, which has since been deleted by her, she opined why Angela's character was not given a lot of focus in the film, stating she was ‘there to look pretty’. (Also read: Jyotika surprised with Kanguva's negative reviews, calls Suriya's film 'cinematic experience': Sad they chose...)

What the producer's wife said about Angela

Disha Patani and Suriya in a still from Siva's fantasy film Kanguva which has been criticised for its loudness.

As per a report in India Today, the comment made by Neha on her X account read, “Because Angela's character is not the whole movie Kanguva is about! Angela can't be in 2.5 hours of film! Basic, so yes she was there to look pretty!!! It's one brain and perspective (director) presenting to crores of audiences! We welcome criticism not targeted propaganda!" She went on to delete the comment after it caught the attention of users on the platform. Her comment backfired after many pointed out how her comment stereotypes female characters on screen.

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Meanwhile, the same producer KE Gnanavel Raja spoke to the press on Friday and addressed the criticism about the film's sound. He said, “We have spoken to everyone and asked them to reduce the volume by 2 points. The film is set a thousand years back, and most episodes have massive action sequences. So, I asked the exhibitors to reduce the sound by 2 points, considering the feedback.”