India, Nov. 19 -- Actor Divyabharathi took to social media on Wednesday to blast director Naresh Kuppili of Paagal-fame 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 Naresh for calling her a misogynistic term. Here's what happened.

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 wa...