She tweeted, "This is a photo of mine from a few months back which somebody has photoshopped and created a fake and a vulgar one. A lot of people have been circulating that including media houses, which is just cheap journalism. If you see the fake one please help & report." (sic).

She had also shared the unedited, real picture in which was different altogether compared to the photoshopped image.

Malavika Mohanan was last seen in actor Vijay's Master, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.