Kalidas Jayaram calls Param Sundari the worst movie ever: "Seemed like they were making fun of our culture..."

Recently, during a conversation on the YouTube channel Irfan's View, Kalidas and his father, veteran actor Jayaram, were asked to name a bad movie they had seen recently.

• Kalidas Jayaram called Param Sundari the worst movie he's seen
• The film faced backlash for its portrayal of Kerala culture
• Param Sundari got mixed reviews and flopped at the box office

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Bollywood romantic-comedy Param Sundari is back in the news months after it came out in theatres in 2025. Recently, Malayalam actor Kalidas Jayaram publicly criticised it, calling it "the worst" movie he's ever seen.

Recently, during a conversation on the YouTube channel Irfan's View, Kalidas and his father, veteran actor Jayaram, were asked to name a bad movie they had seen recently.

Kalidas quickly answered saying, "I will say Param Sundari; it was the worst." It seemed like they were making fun of our culture and everything else. "It was very bad," he said in Tamil, showing his disappointment with how the film showed Kerala and Malayali culture.

His comments have sparked new discussions online, especially among Malayalam speakers who had already spoken out against the movie.

Kalidas Jayaram :Param Sundari is one worst movie id recently watched;It is not ok for them to make fun of our culture and traditions pic.twitter.com/u1uWCwiFkn

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Why were people angry with Param Sundari

Tushar Jalota directed Param Sundari, which starred Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor in the lead roles. It was backed by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. It hit the theatres last August and received mixed reactions from the audience and critics alike. The romantic-drama failed to perform well at the box office during its theatrical run.

Malayalis quickly started trolling the teaser because of how it showed Kerala, its culture, and its people. Many people made memes about Janhvi Kapoor's attempt to speak Malayalam, saying that the way she did it seemed over-the-top and not real.

The movie is about a Delhi teenager named Param who meets Sundari, a homestay owner in Kerala, through a dating app. This leads to a romance story with a culture clash.

Renji Panicker, a well-known Malayalam actor and writer who was in the movie, came to its defense saying that it wasn't made just for Keralite audiences.

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Recent work of Kalidas Jayaram

Kalidas was recently in the movie Ashakal Aayiram. G. Prajith directed the movie, which stars Kalidas as an actor who wants to be an actor and Jayaram as his father. Asha Sharath, Sharaf U Dheen, and Ishaani Krishna also play important roles in the movie.