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Karthik Subbaraj condemns Mohan G's remarks about transgender people
Director Karthik Subbaraj criticised filmmaker Mohan G over comments in a discussion about transgender people and the film “Dorothy.”
Subbaraj said he was disturbed by questions Mohan G asked transgender woman Neha about marriage and having children.
Subbaraj said the questions were hurtful and that a person's value should not depend on whether they can become a parent.
“Dorothy,” directed by Subbaraj, explores transgender identity, and he said people could criticise the film without humiliating anyone.
He called for dignity and equal treatment for transgender people, comparing demeaning speech with discrimination based on caste and religion.
The story gives no further action or next steps beyond his call for appropriate action against speech that demeans people.
Karthik Subbaraj criticised filmmaker Mohan G for remarks made during a discussion with a transgender woman about the film Dorothy.
Subbaraj said questions about marriage and having children were hurtful and amounted to psychological violence against transgender people.
He said people should be treated with dignity and their ability to have children should not determine whether they can live happily.
Subbaraj said he had no objection to criticism of the film, but objected to humiliating someone during a discussion about it.
- Who
- Director Karthik Subbaraj criticised filmmaker Mohan G over remarks made in a discussion with transgender woman Neha.
- What
- Subbaraj condemned questions about transgender people, marriage and having children.
- When
- The Times of India article was published on October 14, 2026. The date of the discussion is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Subbaraj said the remarks were hurtful and that discussions about a film should not become a reason to humiliate someone.
Karthik Subbaraj
Mohan G
Marriage and children
Karthik Subbaraj
Subbaraj said transgender people should be able to live happily with a partner and that having children is not the only goal in life.
Mohan G
Mohan G questioned Neha about marriage and whether transgender people could have children.
Discussion of Dorothy
Karthik Subbaraj
Subbaraj said he did not object to criticism of the film, but said it should not come at the cost of someone’s dignity.
Mohan G
Mohan G discussed the film with Neha; his view of the film is not stated.
Subbaraj recalled meeting audiences in theatres and thanking them for supporting the film.
Subbaraj's team showed him a video of Mohan G speaking with transgender woman Neha about the film.
Subbaraj publicly criticised Mohan G's remarks and called for respect for transgender people.
- Film
- Dorothy
- Director of Dorothy
- Karthik Subbaraj
- Person criticised
- Filmmaker Mohan G
- Transgender woman in the discussion
- Neha
- Article publication date
- October 14, 2026
What people are saying
You can talk about the film. I will not bother about that. But there is something called humanity,
Is having children the only goal of your life?
Look at the people in front of you as human beings. Nobody has given you the right to hurt them in front of everyone,