India, Oct. 14 -- Mohan G Kshatriyan, known for his films Draupathi and Bakasuran, has sparked backlash for his latest comments against transgender woman Negha during a televised debate. The director earlier spoke about Karthik Subbaraj's recent release, Dorothy, without naming the film. After its release, the film starring Keerthy Suresh, Sananth and Rishikanth, invited discourse over its LGBTQ+ themes. Mohan joined in on the chatter, claiming that queer representation was 'funded by NGOs' to 'erode culture'.

Now director Karthik Subbaraj has publicly condemned director Mohan G for making transphobic remarks against a transgender woman named Negha. Taking to X, Karthik shared a video statement where he started by thanking the audience f...