Singer Chinmayi Sripada recently stood up for her husband filmmaker Rahul Ravindran in a bold response to a social media troll. Rahul who has been making waves in Telugu and Tamil cinema recently directed the drama The Girlfriend starring Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty. The film which deals with the sensitive issue of toxic masculinity has received critical acclaim and positive audience feedback. Chinmayi expressed her pride in Rahul’s achievements highlighting his growth and success in the industry. What did Chinmayi Sripada say? Chinmayi took to her X account to celebrate Rahul’s accomplishments writing Who’d have thunk that a boy will learn a new language well into his late 20s write his debut directorial eventually in Telugu winning his first National award for best Screenplaywriter amongst giants in the field. And now in the best films of 2025. Proud of this man. Always. However a troll commented on the post attempting to belittle Rahul writing “He is actually a puppet dancing to all ur tunes!” The remark sparked a fierce reaction from Chinmayi who did not hesitate to defend her husband. Who’d have thunk that a boy will learn a new language well into his late 20s write his debut directorial eventually in Telugu winning his first National award for best Screenplaywright amongst giants in the field. And now in the best films of 2025. Proud of this man. Always. pic.twitter.com/marTwNiH5M — Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) December 19 2025 Chinmayi’s hard-hitting reply Responding firmly Chinmayi wrote “He is an alpha and not an incel prick who uses his brains reads and doesn’t dance to anyone’s tunes. If you play stupid games you will get stupid results. Don’t screw around and find out the hard way.” Her reply made it clear that Rahul’s achievements and intelligence are independent and that attempts to undermine him would not go unanswered. He is an alpha and not an incel prick who uses his brains reads and doesnt dance to anyone’s tunes. If you play stupid games you will get stupid results. Dont screw around and find out the hard way. — Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) December 19 2025 More about Chinmayi Sripada and Rahul Ravindran Rahul Ravindran is a multi-talented actor director and screenwriter in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He debuted as a director with Chi La Sow (2018) which won him the National Film Award for Best Original Screenplay. Rahul and Chinmayi first connected in 2013 during the making of Andala Rakshasi in which Chinmayi dubbed for the lead actress and Rahul starred. The couple married on May 5 2014 and in June 2022 they welcomed twins a daughter named Driptah and a son named Sharvas.