Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Slams Trolls Criticising Vijay Sethupathi & Puri Jagannadh's Collaboration

Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh has been on the backseat ever since his two last outings 'Liger' and 'Double iSmart' bombed at the box office in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh has been on the backseat ever since his two last outings 'Liger' and 'Double iSmart' bombed at the box office in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

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Filmmaker , has been on the backseat ever since his two last outings 'Liger' and 'Double iSmart' bombed at the box office in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Recently, on Ugadi, he announced his next film with Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi. While many were supremely elated with the news,  some netizens criticised Vijay's choices and called Puri 'outdated'. However, after the trend began to do the rounds on social media, actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj came to his defence. 

In a post that has been deleted now, according to TOI, an X user criticised Vijay's decision to work with an 'outdated' director, especially after a hit like 'Maharaja'. Many expected him to be choosy about his films.

Shanthanu defends Vijay & Puri Jagannadh

In response, Shanthanu responded quite strongly, saying that Puri and Vijay deserve respect. He wrote, "Never say that about someone brother…Please use words wisely on public platform… eod he is a reputed filmmaker and there’s a certain amount of respect we shud give another person. Did not expect this from you.”

 

Never say that about someone brother…
Please use words wisely on public platform… eod he is a reputed filmmaker and there’s a certain amount of respect we shud give another person ..
Did not expect this from you https://t.co/Ieapsl1N49

— Shanthnu (@imKBRshanthnu) March 30, 2025

The user who has now deleted their post had replied, "Sorry for that bro, it was just my opinion. Will use choice of words more constructively going forward.” 

Recent work

Shanthanu was a child actor and is the son of actors K Bhagyaraj and Poornima Bhagyaraj. He has appeared in several Tamil films, including Sakkarakatti, Paava Kadhaigal, and the recently released Blue Star. In 2021, he shared the screen with Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Master.

In 2024, Vijay starred in Merry Christmas, Maharaja, and Viduthalai Part 2. Up next, he is set to feature in Ace, Train, and an untitled project with director Pandiraj, along with Puri’s film.