Sudigali Sudheer–Divya Bharathi’s film GOAT has been surrounded by controversies from the start. Though the film began production a long time ago, it halted midway due to various issues, resumed, and was finally completed. However, director Naresh Kuppili’s repeated controversies created major differences between him and the producers.
Recently, Naresh posted negative comments about heroine Divya Bharathi on social media, prompting her to respond strongly, which in turn escalated the issue.
Because Sudigali Sudheer is known to be close to the director, he reportedly showed little interest in the project, and he was even absent during today’s teaser launch of GOAT. The event was held without the hero. When asked about Sudheer’s absence, the producer made some sensational comments about both Sudheer and the director.
Sudheer is a responsible person, says GOAT Movie Producer
During the teaser launch event, the producer said, “Sudheer is a very responsible person. He rose from the bottom and worked hard to get here. Believing in his good nature, we invested a big budget in this film. The issue is currently with the Producers’ Chamber, so I won’t speak much until it is resolved. Since Sudheer has a personal bond with the director and his team, he has to make the right decisions. The director leaked scenes from the film, which is completely unacceptable. We filed a police complaint about this.”
He further added, “This affects Sudheer’s life as well as the movie team. It was wrong to speak inappropriately about the heroine. This director had two films stalled earlier as well. Talking about him is pointless. The shoot came to a halt midway. I told Sudheer twice, and both times he convinced everyone and restarted the shoot. He even increased the budget, yet the director did not support him. Sudheer knows what they are like and he will understand everything very soon.”
A few days ago, director Naresh Kuppili posted an offensive comment about Divya Bharathi on social media, angering her. Since she mentioned Sudheer in her response, the controversy grew even bigger.
Divya Bharathi about Sudigali Sudheer
Speaking at the event about her issues with the director and Sudheer, Divya Bharathi said, “We cannot beg for respect at work. People are different, so I silently completed my part in the film. One day, during the shoot, the director said in front of everyone, ‘We thought we would show this girl beautifully, but she isn’t that beautiful.’ That may be his opinion, but how can he say such things publicly? He and his assistants would make comments about me and laugh. I lost my confidence.”
She continued, “Then on social media, they called me ‘chilaka’, a parrot, and mocked me. I have self-respect, too, so I responded. I never expected it to gain so much attention. To irritate me further, Sudheer asked another director to offer me an item song in his next film. There is nothing wrong with offering a song, but doing so amidst a conflict without discussing the issue and deliberately targeting me is wrong. Speaking badly on social media is wrong.
Sudheer also worked on this film; this is his film. When his friend tweeted such things, and he didn’t respond, I mentioned Sudheer as well, not because I expected any help from him. I have no personal issues with either the director or Sudheer.”
