India, June 15 -- Director Atlee received an honorary doctorate from Sathyabama University in Chennai on Saturday evening. The filmmaker gave a speech on stage to mark the occasion and spoke about his upcoming film with Allu Arjun, Deepika Padukone, and more. He also addressed criticism of his films all being copied. (Also Read: Allu Arjun receives Gaddar Award for Pushpa 2 from CM Revanth after run-in over stampede case, fans love the 'comeback')

Atlee discussed naysayers' perceptions of how scenes and characters in his films are copied. He said, "Generally, there's a perception that the films I make are taken from here or there. But let me tell you about my life today and give an example you can connect with." This comes after the inte...