Bad Girl is a Tamil language coming-of-age drama starring Anjali Sivaraman in the titular role. The upcoming film is helmed by newcomer Varsha Bharath. Presented by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vetri Maaran, the anticipated movie has sparked a huge controversy soon after the release of its official teaser. Talking about the film, a few cinephiles took to social media and mentioned that the portrayal of the main character as “unacceptable.”
Bad Girl Official Teaser
The latest teaser begins by showcasing Anjali as a schoolgirl who is quite vulnerable in life. She seems to be mostly interested in making a boyfriend rather than studies. At the same time, she also deals with self-doubt as no one near her, including her friends, teachers and parents, seems to support or even understand her. The official video further displays three different time stamps of the lead actor’s life and how she comes across as a failure in front of others because of her unconventional attitude and perspective towards life.
On Sunday, January 26, Anurag shared the teaser video on his official Instagram handle with a special quote that reads, “So Proud to present this powerful, fun , cutting edge film BAD GIRL along with my favourite filmmaker #vetrimaaran… (sic).” The filmmaker also mentioned the director of the film and informed that it’s going to premiere in the Tiger Competition.
Watch the official teaser here:
Bad Girl controversy
A lot of people seemed to cheer for the upcoming film. However, a few movie fans appeared unhappy regarding the portrayal of a Brahmin girl and the community in Bad Girl. One of the X users took to the social media platform and mentioned that the movie promotes degeneracy, while another Twitterati called it #Badmovie in a long tweet.
Check out the X posts here:
Supporting movies like Bad Girl which promote degeneracy, secretly enjoying the degradation of Brahmin women onscreen, is like growing snakes in your backyard and expecting them to bite only your neighbours. The snakes will come after your womenfolk one day.
— Karthik Balachandran (@karthik2k2) January 27, 2025
Virtue is a struggle? Self discipline is regressive? Promiscuity is power, rebellion…
— Kasturi (@KasthuriShankar) January 27, 2025
But only in a brahmin family.
Why not be daring and refreshing about other communities/religion?
That wud have been honest at least. #Stopfakenarratives #Badmovie https://t.co/wNiJyDZqjf
On the other hand, a lot of celebrities from the Indian film industry, including actor Dhanush and filmmaker Pa. Ranjith, came in support of the anticipated movie and shared their honest reactions on X. While the Raanjhanaa star congratulated the director of Bad Girl, the Thangalaan director called it bold and refreshing.
Check the tweets here:
Teaser of my good friend Varsha’s “Bad girl” produced by Vetrimaaran. God bless Varsha. Great things are waiting for you. https://t.co/2nV3Trnqx7
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) January 26, 2025
Happened to watch #BadGirl, and it’s truly a bold and refreshing film! Director #VetriMaaran deserves immense credit for backing such a daring story. The film powerfully portrays women’s struggles and society’s expectations through a unique new wave cinema style. Congratulations… pic.twitter.com/EanrwiDE2I
— pa.ranjith (@beemji) January 26, 2025
Release date
The Anjali starrer also has Hridhu Haroon as a significant character, along with Shanthi Priya, Saranya Ravichandran, TeeJay Arunasalam, and Sashank Bommireddipalli in additional roles. The much-awaited film is bankrolled by Vetri Maaran under Grass Root Film Company. Bad Girls is slated to hit the theatres soon.
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