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Chinmayi Says She Feared Revealing She Dubbed Trisha’s Voice in Karuppu

Her note underscores how union bans still shape who gets to work in Tamil cinema.

Overview

  • Chinmayi Sripaada, following Friday’s theatrical release of Karuppu on May 15, said on X that she dubbed for Trisha Krishnan and was afraid to share it because of backlash after Leo.
  • She wrote that recording a few scenes set off painful memories and that she cried while dubbing.
  • She thanked director RJ Balaji for the job and said she worried her involvement could bring pushback to him and his family.
  • She was expelled from the Tamil Dubbing Union in 2018 after naming its president during #MeToo, and her 2023 work on Leo drew union condemnation and a reported ₹50,000 penalty claim against the filmmakers.
  • Early reports say Karuppu is drawing strong audiences, and she said a successful run could help build support to lift bans on her and other artists.