Janapriyanayakan Dileep had a lot to say to Mahabali in an open letter. The letter signed by the actor had comparisons of himself with Mahabali. He says that just because he is doing well, some people are jealous of his success and like Mahabali was, he too is being targeted by such forces. He says that such jealous and ill-meaning people are trying to bury and push him to the ground, spreading unwarranted lies.

Dileep says that this tendency finds much force, just when his films release. His open letter is a request to such people to refrain from doing so, since it negatively affects his daughter Meenakshi, who has a very sensitive heart. He expresses his and Meenukutty's Onam wishes to everyone and also acknowledges the support he has been getting throughout, from the Malayali audience.