New Delhi: Trisha Krishnan, a well-known actress from Tamil cinema, has condemned 'Leo' co-star Mansoor Ali Khan for his "vile and disgusting" comments on their lack of screen time in the popular film.
Khan, who starred in Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Leo' alongside Vijay and had a significant cameo, recently made disparaging comments about not having a sequence with Trisha while the movie was being filmed in Kashmir.
Trisha declared that she will never again collaborate with the actor, calling Khan's remarks "sexist, disrespectful, misogynistic, repulsive, and in bad taste."
"A recent video has come to my notice where Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan has spoken about me in a vile and disgusting manner. I strongly condemn this and find it sexist, disrespectful, misogynistic, repulsive and in bad taste.
"He can keep wishing but I am grateful never to have shared screen space with someone as pathetic as him and I will make sure it never happens for the rest of my film career as well. People like him bring a bad name to mankind," she said in a statement shared on X.
Kanagaraj also came out in support of Trisha. The director said he is "disheartened and enraged to hear the misogynistic comments made by Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan".
"Respect for women, fellow artists and professionals should be non-negotiable in any industry and I absolutely condemn this behaviour," he added.
Singer Chinmayi Sripaada also reacted to Khan's remarks.
In a post on X, Chinmayi said: "The thing about men like Mansoor Ali Khan -- they have always been talking like this. Never been condemned, with other men in power, money and influence laughing along." In "Leo", which released last month, Trisha starred as Sathya opposite Vijay's character of Parthi/ Leo.
The 'Ponniyin Selvan' star will next be seen in Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlal's 'Ram', Mani Ratnam's Kamal Haasan-led 'Thug Life', as well as 'Magizh Thirumeni' and Ajith's 'Vidaa Muyarchi'.