India, June 5 -- The hypersexualisation of Janhvi Kapoor's character in Peddi has sparked debate ever since the film hit theatres on Thursday. Amid the growing discourse on social media, singer Sumangaly Ariyanayagam has now spoken out in support of Janhvi, criticising the makers for the way the character has been portrayed.

Recently, the Instagram page Recommendation Community shared a post criticising the film's makers for allegedly oversexualising Janhvi's character. The post was later liked by Janhvi Kapoor herself, prompting fans to speculate that the actor may have been expressing her dissatisfaction with the treatment of her role.

Shortly after Janhvi's like drew attention online, Sumangaly reshared the same post on her Instagram...