Gouri Kishan received support from director Pa Ranjith, who condemned the reporter's body-shaming as unacceptable and shameful. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada, actor Kavin, and politician Khushbu Sundar among others praised the Tamil actor hailing from Kerala for standing up for herself. Journalist Siddharth KM wrote that what Gouri said was a message many male Tamil film journalists need to hear.