# Vijay Fans Unleash Meme Fury: Sudha Kongara's "Rowdies & Goons" Remark Sparks Tamil Cinema Firestorm! **Imagine calling out "rowdy" fanbases only to get roasted by memes and trolls across social media** – that's exactly what happened to *Parasakthi* director Sudha Kongara after her bold comments on fan culture.[4] In the heat of Pongal box office battles, her words ignited a viral backlash that's dividing Tamil cinema lovers. Sudha Kongara's *Parasakthi*, starring Sivakarthikeyan, hit screens amid high drama when Vijay's *Jana Nayagan* got delayed due to censor issues.[1][4] While her historical drama on the 1965 Anti-Hindi agitation released successfully (despite its own CBFC skirmishes and controversies like the Indira Gandhi scenes),[2][3] Sudha didn't hold back in interviews. She slammed anonymous trolling as "mob culture," blamed it on frustrated fans over *Jana Nayagan*'s postponement, and called for "healthy competition" instead of character assassination.[1][3] But the real explosion came when she labeled certain actor fanbases as "goonda and rowdy" (thugs and rowdies).[4] Vijay fans fired back hard on X (formerly Twitter), flooding timelines with memes mocking her – from ridiculing her past hits like *Vettaiyan* to dubbing her "bougie" (pretentious) for taking a high-road path.[4] Political voices like Naam Tamilar Katchi's Shalin Maria Lawrence piled on, urging her to respect films rather than bash fans, while hashtags like #ParasakthiDisaster trended amid debates on the movie's actual box office pull.[4] Defenders argue Sudha's pointing to real toxicity in fan wars, where success shouldn't mean dragging others down.[1] Critics counter that slamming audiences crosses a line – after all, family crowds and not just fan armies drive Tamil hits.[4] This clash highlights a bigger issue: in an era of social media mobs, is healthy rivalry turning toxic, or are directors too quick to play victim?[5]
Image: Social media frenzy in action (Unsplash free stock).
Citations
1.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sudha-kongara-slams-vijay-fans-over-parasakthi-trolling-blames-mob-culture-and-calls-for-healthy-competition/articleshow/126521729.cms
2.https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/parasakthi-sudha-kongara-on-the-controversial-indira-gandhi-scene-in-the-film-says-had-to-make-it-interesting-10473261/
3.https://astroulagam.com.my/entertainment/parasakthi-director-sudha-kongara-alleges-targeted-online-abuse
4.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-fans-troll-sudha-kongara-for-rowdies-goons-remark-parasakthi-director-gets-called-out-for-taking-a-bougie-path/articleshow/126528688.cms
5.https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/tamil/news/2026/Jan/14/sudha-kongara-faces-flak-for-parasakthi-censorship-related-comments
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