Filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj stated he is ignoring hate and boycott calls directed at his crime drama Dorothy, which features same-sex romance and transgender themes.
Starring Keerthy Suresh, the film follows a transgender woman coming to terms with her identity and has drawn mixed online reactions, including a leaked same-sex kiss scene.
Karthik noted that the film has moved audiences to emotional responses, with some male viewers expressing guilt over past mistreatment of transgender people.