India, April 2 -- Director Puri Jagannadh is reeling from back-to-back flops due to the 2022 film Liger and the 2024 film Double iSmart. On Ugadi, he announced that his next film will be with actor Vijay Sethupathi, news that left the internet split. When an X (formerly Twitter) user criticised Vijay's choices and called Puri 'outdated', actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj came to his defence. (Also Read: Vijay Sethupathi and Puri Jagannadh announce pan-India film together, shoot to begin in June)

In a now-deleted post, according to TOI, an X user criticised Vijay's decision to work with an 'outdated' director, especially because after a hit like Maharaja, they expected the actor to be choosy about his films.

Shanthanu responded strongly, writing...