Veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam recently showered praise on Karthik Subbaraj's latest film Dorothy. He called the young filmmaker a “very, very special talent” and even admitted that he was “envious” of the film's technique. This comes at a time when the Keerthy Suresh-starrer has been facing ban in Malaysia over its LGBTQIA+ content.

Mani Ratnam praises Dorothy

The makers of Dorothy shared a video note by Mani Ratnam on X, wherein the veteran filmmaker also praised the film's visual language, shots and music by Ilaiyaraaja. Talking about Karthik among the new generation of filmmakers, Mani Ratnam said, “Karthik is a very, very special talent. We have many, many young and promising new directors with us and Karthik is leading the pack. Dorothy is a very special film.”