Speaking to Galatta Plus while promoting his upcoming biopic on Indian inventor Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, Madhavan said he has learned to distinguish genuine criticism from online trolling. According to Madhavan, it is usually easy to identify genuine criticism and distinguish it from comments made by “paid bots.” Clarifying that he was not trying to make any political statement, Madhavan said he was simply portraying real people as they were. Story continues below this adWhy Madhavan has faced political criticismOver the past few years, Madhavan has frequently found himself at the centre of political debates online. More recently, Dhurandhar drew criticism from a section of viewers and critics, who argued that the film leaned towards a pro-establishment narrative.