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A pre-release event of the Tamil movie, Others, on November 6 in Chennai turned controversial after a YouTuber passed a nasty comment on actress Gouri G Kishan. Left to defend herself, despite her co-star and director being present on stage, she gave the YouTuber, identified as RS Karthik, a befitting reply. Some industry insiders, as well as a large number of social media users, have come out in support of Gouri G Kishan following the incident.In yet another scathing attack on an actress's physical appearance, a YouTuber, RS Karthik, who claims to be a journalist, addressed Gouri's weight at the pre-release event of Other. Not even addressing her directly, the brazen reporter asked her male co-star, "We see you picking her up in some romance sequences, how was her weight like?" Despite the actress's objection to the question, Karthik doubled down by implying to the director that she is miscast for the role, due to her physical appearance. When silenced by Gouri, the reporter justified his enquiries by calling it ‘regular journalistic’ questions.Despite getting no support from her co-star or director, Gouri stood up to the reporter and said, “You are sexualising a female character. This is not journalism. What you are doing is a disgrace to your profession." The situation went out of control when the YouTuber continued to humiliate her, which prompted the actress to assert, "Firstly, what you asked is body-shaming. There is no woman here. I am being targeted just because I am a woman. Every woman has a different body type. Do you know what problems I have? Do you know if I have hormonal issues? If I am the heroine, do I have to be size zero? What are you going to do knowing my weight? It’s irrelevant to the film.”When another man at the event tried to silence Gouri instead of taking action against Karthik, the actress stood her ground and firmly stated, “Were there any questions about the characters I’ve played? There were zero questions about the doctor character I play in Others. He [Karthik] only wants to know my weight. How is that correct? You indirectly asked the hero my weight. It is wrong and a stupid question." A video of the confrontation and news about the spat soon went viral on social media. Actress Khushbu Sundar was among the first to stand in Gouri's support and said, “Journalism has lost its ground. The so-called journos take journalism to the gutters. How much a woman weighs is none of their business. And asking the hero about it?? What a shame!” Filmmaker Pa Ranjith also voiced his support for the actress and wrote, More power to you. I strongly condemn the reporter's actions. They are unacceptable and shameful. That female actors still have to face these indecent questions goes to show the distance Thamizh cinema has yet to go.”Also Read: Explained: Why Is Taylor Swift Not Nominated For Grammy Awards 2026? Social media users and fans of Gouri have been massively lauding her for not backing down from an argument with the YouTuber at the event. They have even raised objections to director Abin Hariharan and Actor Aditya Madhavan for staying silent on the matter despite the actress being insulted in front of them. Some supporters of Gouri have demanded strong action against RS Karthik, who runs a YouTube channel, Vere Level Cinema. Also Read: Yami-Emraan's Haq Doesn't Get Its Due At Box Office Despite Good Reviews
