In a recent interaction, Arvind Swami was all praise for Karthick Naren, who has directed him in Naragasooran. "I feel privileged and honoured to have worked with an amazing talent like him. If Tamil cinema supports him in the right direction, he can be another Manoj Night Shyamalan," he said.

Speaking about the controversy between Karthick Naren and Gautham Menon, the Bhaskar Oru Rascal actor added, "He's like my younger brother, so I wanted to protect him. I don't want people to create fresh problems for Karthick, when the old ones are slowly settling down."