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Anandita Sundar on Criticism, Weight Loss, and Her Journey

Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Anandita Sundar on Criticism, Weight Loss, and Her Journey

Anandita Sundar, she talked about all the criticism, the scrutiny she dealt with since she was little. It’s heavy stuff.

She was on the JFW podcast, and she just opened up about growing up in the public eye. And then there’s the whole weight-loss thing everyone speculates about. People used to troll her for being chubby, you know that kind of stuff. Now? They whisper about Ozempic or Mounjaro.

She dismissed those rumors quickly. Said it wasn't just some sudden magic trick. Her journey wasn't fast at all.

Anandita explained that she and her sister Avantika were overweight when they were kids. Eventually, as they got older, things shifted. They dealt with health stuff. They decided to focus on fitness. Overall well-being. That was the direction they went.

She addressed the talk about medication or surgery directly. She said the real start of it, her actual weight loss, began around 2018 or maybe 2019. Seven years. It took that long to get where she is now.

And there was COVID in the mix. That really blurred things. No one was seeing them losing weight during those times. So people assumed everything happened all at once.

She recalled her first big drop, something drastic, happened during the pandemic. Three years of that stuff. Everyone just jumps to conclusions. Oh my god, she did this. She got surgery. But you didn't see it happen, right? How do you decide what’s real?

“I think a lot of people don’t realize,” she said. “It wasn’t sudden. I started losing weight in 2018 or 2019. So it took me seven years to get here.” There was that time, COVID made things weird. No one saw us changing.

She brought up the hate again. She found the speculation now kind of amusing. People keep making up these stories about how she achieved it. Ozempic, Mounjaro… they invent narratives.

“I realized the hate will never stop,” she said. “I never lost the weight just to please other people.” It felt wrong. Especially when you were a kid. She was fifteen. Her parents were celebrities, not her. Why do you feel entitled to tell me how ugly I am? That’s what stung.

She talked about growing up sheltered, privileged maybe. But she chose filmmaking anyway. She chased that demanding world. She worked with Mani Ratnam on Ponniyin Selvan 2 during post-production. Then assistant director work on Thug Life . A fractured ankle forced a pause there. That experience pushed her to focus on herself, health first.

Now she’s building something behind the scenes in the film world. She’s working on Meesaya Murukku 2 , that sequel to Hiphop Tamizha Adhi. It’s been a long road, definitely messy, but that’s how it went.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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