Producer Gnanavel Raja's wife Neha Gnanavel gave her own opinion on why Disha Patani's character Angela in the Suriya-starrer was not given much focus.

In the film, Disha plays the role of Angela. In one of her recent social media posts, Neha mentioned that Disha's role in the film was to 'look pretty'. REcently, Neha reacted to an X (formerly known as Twitter) post which criticised Disha's limited screen time in the film. However, after receiving backlash for her comment, she deleted the post.

As Tamil superstar Suriya's Kanguva received mixed reviews, remarks by Neha Gnanavel, wife of the film's producer, on Disha Patani's role in the film have ignited debates on female representation in Indian cinema.

Suriya's fantasy epic 'Kanguva' faces criticism for its storyline and execution, prompting defenses from his wife, Jyotika, and the producer's wife, Neha Gnanavel. Neha's comments on Disha Patani's limited role as Angela sparked further backlash,

Attempting to defend Kanguva, Neha Gnanavel commented on Angela, the character played by Disha Patani, trivialising her role.