of party president M Karunanidhi, and he criticised AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa. Later, he left DMK and remained as a spectator in politics. Controversy While speaking to the media at a press event for the film Karuthukalai Pathivu Sei in 2019, Bhagyaraj remarked that women invite males to sexually assault them and provide them the room to do so. He went on to ask, why males are usually blamed for crimes while women encourage them, apparently in relation with the Pollachi rape case. His misogynistic remarks drew widespread condemnation and opposition from the public, and several women's organisations demanded that he be prosecuted for them. The Tamil Nadu Commission for Women has summoned him to appear before it. Filmography Films Singer Television Serials Shows References External links India Today – K. Bhagyaraj; The reigning king in the world of Madras film Hollywood Tamil film directors Tamil screenwriters 20th-century Indian male actors 1953 births Living people Filmfare Awards South winners Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors People from Gobichettipalayam 21st-century Indian male actors Tamil male actors Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu People from Erode district South Indian International Movie Awards winners Tamil television writers