Dhanush's Manager Sreyas Accused Of Casting Couch By TV Actress Manya Anand; Latter Says ‘We Are Artists…’

Television Actress Manya Anand, best celebrated for her work in a Sun TV serial titled 'Vanathai Pola' has recently shared her casting couch incident. The actress accused Tamil superstar Dhanush’s manager Sreyas of casting couch. In an interview, the actress has alleged that Sreyash repeatedly sought ‘adjustment’ from her. She further claimed that Sreyas contacted her and other artists about a new film project associated with Dhanush, during which he allegedly made objectionable requests.

In a Cineulagam interview, Manya Anand recounted her interaction with Sreyas regarding a new film offer. She claimed that Sreyas brought up the topic of 'commitment' (adjustment), quoting him as saying, "There is commitment (adjustment)." Manya immediately questioned this requirement, responding, "What commitment? Why should I give commitment?" and expressed her refusal to comply with such demands and her disinterest in the film offer. Furthermore, Manya alleged that Sreyas also sent her the location of Dhanush's production house, Wunderbar Films, and asked her to meet him there.

 

 

 

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Manya Anand, as reported by India Today, recounted that after she initially refused manager Sreyas's proposition, he persisted by asking, "You will not comply even if it's Dhanush sir?" She stood firm, reasserting her boundaries and disapproval of his conduct. Following her refusal, Sreyas reportedly contacted her multiple times, sending her the location of Dhanush's production company, Wunderbar Films, and even forwarding a script. When questioned about the script, Manya stated, "No, I did not read it. I am not doing the film." She emphasized that artists should be taken for their work and nothing else. "We're artists. We are doing some other work. You take work from us but don't expect something else in return. If we comply with your demands, then we'd be named something else. I think it'd be better if people recognised this pattern and sorted it out," she added, highlighting the need for people to recognise and address such predatory behaviour in the industry.

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On the other hand, amids this casting couch controversy fans have strongly reacted to it stating that Sreyas has already warned people about fake calls impersonating him. Earlier in February Sreyas took to his X (Formerly Twitter) and stated, “Hello, This is to bring to everyone's attention that any casting calls under my name or Wunderbar Films Pvt Ltd is absolutely false and baseless. +91 7598756841 is not my number and is being misused with my picture.” Sreyas’s statement came during the time when many fake casting calls were being made in his name.

Dhanush Work Front

Dhanush was last seen in Idli Kadai. Currently he is gearing up for the release of his upcoming movie Tere Ishk Mein which also stars Kriti Sanon alongside him. Directed by Aanand L Rai, this movie marks the second collaboration between Dhanush and him after Raanjhanaa. The romantic-thriller movie is slated to hit theatres worldwide on 28th November, 2025 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.