Bad Girl Movie presented by Vetri Maaran and Anurag Kashyap, is gearing up for its world premiere at the 54th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

It will be competing in the prestigious Tiger competition. Droupadi director G Kshatriyan slammed Vetri Maaran for the portrayal of Brahmins in the film on January 27. The coming-of-age film, written and directed by Varsha Bharath, will focus on the trials and tribulations of being a woman.

The teaser of the film was launched on Sunday at an event in Chennai, and it featured a teenage girl (Anjali Sivaraman), who always wanted to have a boyfriend. As a teenager from a Brahmin household, she goes through trouble and frequent intervention from her parents. When she begins her interaction with a guy and gets intimate, she is shamed for it.

An incident pushes her to step out of her home. This decision lets her become the person she always wanted to be. The teaser ends with the mother and daughter talking about a dating app.

Chennai: The teaser of director Varsha Bharath’s upcoming Tamil film ‘Bad Girl’, which was released recently, has stirred up a hornet’s nest with one section of the film fraternity calling the film “bold and refreshing” and another section taking offence to the manner in which a Brahmin girl has been portrayed in the film’s teaser.

Sharing the film’s teaser, director Pa Ranjith tweeted on his X timeline. He wrote, “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 #varsha.Anjali Sivaraman delivers an amazing performance—don’t miss this one!”

However, soon after Pa Ranjith put out this tweet, director Mohan G Kshatriyan responded to it. Quoting Pa Ranjith’s tweet, he wrote, “Portraying a Brahmin girl(‘s) personal life is always a bold and refreshing film for this clan. What more can be expected from Vetrimaran, Anurag Kasyap & Co.. Bashing Brahmin father and mother is old and not trendy. Try with your own caste girls and showcase it to your own family first.”