National award winning writer-director Sudha Kongara has come out strongly against 'slander and defamation of the worst kind', against her latest movie Parasakthi which released in theaters on Januart 10, 2026 (Saturday). In an interview with THR India, Sudha Kongara called out sections of actor Vijay’s fanbase for driving an online propaganda against her film.
THR India quotes a frustrated yet undeterred Sudha as stating, "We have a long way to go before we take the film to where it needs to reach-and I have to do it in this day and age of marketing. Just allowing your film to speak doesn't seem to be enough. I am hoping it takes off during the Pongal weekend, reaching more people. There is slandering, defamation of the worst kind, hiding behind unknown IDs. We have to counter that. You wonder where it is coming from-and you know where it is coming from".
Quoting an X post from a Malaysia based Vijay-supporting handle with over 12.8K followers, Sudha Kongara slammed the online behaviour of Vijay fans by stating, "This is not political. It is coming from the fans of the actor whose film has not released, thanks to their own bullshit. This is the rowdyism and goonism we are fighting against".
The X Post in Question:
Parasakthi director Sudha Kongara's slamming of Thalapathy Vijay fans follows Parasakthi creative producer's calling out of targetted slander by supporters of TVK (Vijay's political party) and actor-politician, Thalapathy Vijay.
Just because we’re releasing alongside your film doesn’t give you the right to sabotage ours.
— Dev Ramnath (@DevRamnath) January 11, 2026
We announced our release date first. Did we try to stop your film? Never.
I was at the CBFC office every single day, in chennai and Mumbai, to overcome hurdles. We were dealing with… pic.twitter.com/UdaHfW3JQL
Worst Behavior #TVKVijay Fans In Theatres.. Totally Disturbing Not Only This Movie #Parasakthi Every Big Movies release Shouting TVK TVK.. !! #தமிழகவெற்றிக்கழகம்pic.twitter.com/mHS8MUEGAi
— 🧚திவ்யா💌SK❤ (@Dhivi_SK) January 13, 2026
இங்கேயும் உக்காந்துகிட்டு Tvk..Dmk.. கத்திராங்க..
— Stranger Things (@MrkItsme94772) January 10, 2026
இது படம் இல்ல. பாடம்#Parasakthi #ParasakthiReview pic.twitter.com/dbwcZVykjn
Parasakthi padatha ivanungale hit aakiruvanunga 😆😆😆😆 @Office_of_Udhay
— Anandakumar (@indianand2002) January 10, 2026
#StopFakeReviews#SVKsBrotherhood#StopCyberAbuse
— Pravy (@Praveen24603793) January 12, 2026
Parasakthi may be mid for me, but what’s happening around it is unacceptable. Fake reviews and threats against SK’s family by some TVK supporters. This is cybercrime and harassment.#SVKsBrotherhood #StopFakeReviews #Parasakthi #TheeParavattum #StopCyberAbuse
— azharuddheen (@ddheenazhar) January 12, 2026