Soorarai Pottru actress Aparna Balamurali is currently waiting for the release of her upcoming Thankam with Vineeth Sreenivasan. As part of the promotions, the actress attended a college event in Kerala, where a student got on the stage and behaved inappropriately with the actress.

In a video that went viral, the college student was seen walking onto the stage and forcefully giving Aparna a flower. He then tried to put his arm around her shoulders, while a visibly uncomfortable Aparna expresses displeasure and moves away.

Later, the student got on stage and apologised to the actress for his inappropriate behaviour and tries to shake hands with Aparna, who refuses to extend her hand but is seen nodding at his ‘sorry’. He then extends the hand to Vineeth Srinivasa, the protagonist of Thankam, who refuses to shake hands as well.

Meanwhile, in a reply to poet-writer Sowmya Radha Vidyadhar's Facebook post about the incident, Aparna Balamurali said that she was speechless at that moment. Sowmya Radha wrote on Facebook, “Touching a woman’s body without her permission. Expensive. Trying to touch her again in the name of an apology handshake. Priceless (sic).” To which, Aparna commented, “The best part- ‘Law college’ I was speechless! (sic)”

Actress Manjima Mohan shared the video on her Twitter handle and expressed her disappointment and wrote, "Unbelievable and disgusting" The video has gone viral on social media with fans supporting the actress and calling out the college.

Unbelievable and disgusting! https://t.co/Ls4y06QrVx

— Manjima Mohan (@mohan_manjima) January 19, 2023