Actor Divyabharathi has called out filmmaker Naresh Kuppili over what she described as misogynistic behaviour during the making of the Telugu film 'GOAT'. Sharing her ordeal on social media on Wednesday, she accused the director of using a derogatory term for her and questioned why her co-star Sudigali Sudheer did not intervene at the time. Her post has now prompted fresh conversations about respect and workplace culture in the film industry.

Divyabharathi shared a screenshot in which Kuppili allegedly referred to her as “ chilaka ” – a word that translates to ‘bird’ but is widely used as a disrespectful slang term for women in Telugu – and remarked that she was suited only for the role of a “second lead actress.” Addressing the issue publicly on X, she said such remarks reflect systemi

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