Karnataka chief minister
HD Kumaraswamy was all praise for the makers of the film The Villian. Speaking at the teaser launch of the film, Kumaraswamy said, “This is the first paid teaser launch in the film industry and funds generated from the event will go to the technicians, those in the production team and their families. ” The CM also spoke highly of the Kannada film industry and said that the film industry was matching the standards of other film industries in terms of technical work and direction.