India, Dec. 23 -- At an event held for the film Dhandoraa in Hyderabad on Monday evening, Telugu actor Sivaji ruffled feathers with his comments about women. The actor referred to women who don't dress modestly as 'daridrapu m***a' (wretched woman) and referred to their body parts with the misogynistic term 'saamaan' (things/assets). Singer Chinmayi, actor Manchu Manoj, and numerous people on the internet called him out for it.

When Sivaji praised anchor Sravanthi Chokkarapu for dressing modestly in a saree, the crowd began chanting 'Mangapathi,' referring to his villainous character from the film Court: State vs A Nobody. Seemingly taking it too seriously, he went on a tangent and said, "I want to advise heroines not to wear whatever th...