"She was the best part of the movie."
Sun Pictures head Kalanithi Maran gifted BMW cars to the DC team, sparking outrage as Wamiqa Gabbi was skipped.
The gesture was made to celebrate the film’s blockbuster success, with DC grossing over Rs 103 crore worldwide.
Sun Pictures shared a video on their official social media handles.
The clip showed Kalanithi presenting the keys to Arun Matheswaran, Lokesh Kanagaraj and music composer Anirudh Ravichander.
The caption read: “Mr Kalanithi Maran congratulated and presented the keys to brand-new BMW cars to Arun Matheswaran, Lokesh Kanagaraj and Anirudh, for the success of Blockbuster DC!”
The video showed all three men smiling as they drove off in their gleaming new cars.
Fans of Wamiqa Gabbi were quick to point out that the actress, whose performance as Chandra had been widely celebrated, received no such recognition.
One fan wrote on X: “They could’ve at least bought a scooty for Wamiqa.”
Another added: “You should treat everyone equally.”
One X user said: “It’s so disappointing to see that there was no car for Wamiqa Gabbi.
“She was the soul of the movie man.”
Another commented: “There was no mention of Wamiqa at all… not even a passing one, despite her being the soul of the film DC.
“She, too, deserved a car and due acknowledgement.”
The conversation spread to Reddit, where fans were equally vocal about what many perceived as a glaring and disappointing oversight.
One Reddit user wrote: “She was the best part of the movie for me.”
Another stated: “Did you forget? This is Kollywood; we don’t respect women here.”
A third Reddit commenter stated: “I did not see Loki in the movie at all. Was he there????
“Wamiqa carried this movie for me.”
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DC is Arun Matheswaran’s adaptation of the classic Devdas story, reimagined in a bold and distinctly Tamil cinematic language.
The film marked the acting debut of celebrated filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj, who plays an outlaw named Devadas.
Wamiqa Gabbi played Chandra, an exploited sex worker, delivering what audiences described as the film’s most powerful performance.
Unlike traditional Devdas adaptations, this Tamil version takes a more defiant turn, with Das and Chandra joining forces against corrupt police.
The film opened to positive reviews in August 2026 and became one of the year’s more surprising commercial successes.
