HomeEntertainmentRegionalDubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi accuses Mohanlal's Thudarum makers of replacing her voice with Shobana's without informing

Dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi accuses Mohanlal's Thudarum makers of replacing her voice with Shobana's without informing

Bhagyalakshmi accused the makers of Thudarum of misleading her after discovering her dubbed voice for Shobana was replaced without notice, despite being assured she would lend her voice for the role.

October 24, 2025 / 20:40 IST
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Dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi accuses Mohanlal's Thudarum makers of replacing her voice with Shobana's without informing
Dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi accuses Mohanlal's Thudarum makers of replacing her voice with Shobana's without informing

etnBhagyalakshmi said that she was approached by director Tharun Moorthy and the production team to dub for Shobana’s character throughout the film. “Everyone knows I dub in most of Shobana’s films, and people say my voice suits her best,” she said. “When I was called, I even asked why Shobana herself couldn’t do it, since she speaks Tamil well. But the director and writer said I should dub, so I did it.”

The film’s release was postponed, and when Bhagyalakshmi later called producer M. Ranjith to ask about the delay, she was shocked to learn that her voice had been replaced. “Ranjith told me there were some small corrections and then said, ‘I was wondering how to tell you this... your voice has been replaced. Shobana dubbed it,’” she said. “He told me Shobana had insisted that she would not attend promotions unless she dubbed her own role.”

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While Bhagyalakshmi acknowledged that Shobana had every right to dub her own lines, she expressed disappointment over the lack of communication from the team. “After all the years I’ve dubbed for Shobana, she or the team could have just called to say she wanted to do it herself. That courtesy was not there,” she said.

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