# Sundeep Kishan hits out at trolling, low screen count for Sigma 2026-10-01T13:47:30+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Sundeep Kishan has expressed disappointment over the low screen count for his upcoming film Sigma, which releases on Friday, 2 October 2026. The actor said on social media that the film has his lowest release in a decade in Hyderabad, citing more than half a dozen movies releasing the same day as a key reason. In a separate post, Sundeep Kishan also addressed what he described as a targeted anti-campaign against him and the film. He claimed he knows the people behind the posts and alleged they are being paid for it, issuing a warning: ‘Just reminding you that you have more to lose than me.’ Sigma marks the directorial debut of Jason Sanjay, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. Actor Suriya posted a note wishing Jason Sanjay well, saying he ‘can’t believe little Sanjay is a director now.’ The film also stars Faria Abdullah and is produced by Subaskaran under Lyca Productions. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Coverage is uniform in reporting Sundeep Kishan's social media posts about low screen count and alleged trolling, with 123telugu.com and telugu360.com leading with the actor's complaints, while cinemaexpress.com leads with Suriya's supportive post for Jason Sanjay, omitting the trolling controversy entirely. No outlet questions the actor's claims or names the alleged trolls. The uniform narrative accepts the actor's framing of a targeted campaign, leaving the identity and evidence of the paid posters unexamined. All outlets report the film's release on 2 October as the concrete next event. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - 123telugu.com (neutral report) Reports screen count issue without adding opinion or context - telugu360.com (neutral report) Reports trolling allegations without verification or judgement - cinemaexpress.com (neutral report) Leads with celebrity support, omits trolling and screen count This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Jason Sanjay, Lyca Productions, Sigma, Sundeep Kishan, Suriya, Vijay Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sundeep-kishan-hits-out-at-trolling-low-screen-count-for-sigma/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sundeep-kishan-hits-out-at-trolling-low-screen-count-for-sigma/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/