Aishwarya Rajesh is riding high as her performances in two back to back films 'Vada Chennai' and 'Kanaa' have become both critical and commercial successes. The success meet of 'Kanaa' was held recently and during her speech after thanking the entire cast and crew, Aish mentioned that nowadays such celebrations are held even for films that are flops. Sensing a controversy Sivakarthikeyan jokingly intervened and requested her to step down. Nevertheless, the talented actress's speech has garnered negative reactions from industry folks on social media.

Aishwarya Rajesh has clarified "Hi guys. It’ was jus a fun. Speech for #KanaaSuccessMeet I din. Mean. Any movie. Here. an. Neve hurt anyone I always . Pray for all d movies to become blockbuster hit .. I know how hard it is to make a movie an make it huge. Success. Really sorry if my statement hurt. Any.... "