At the press meet of Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi, Siddarth had said that Amala Paul could not attend the event because she had to give her arrears exam. Though this raised many questions about the actress deliberately avoiding the event and that Amala Paul was at the CCL match cheering the Chennai Rhinos team, according to sources in the tinsel town, it was true that the actress had an exam to attend on that particular day. However, she could not make to the exam either because she was held up with an important work in Chennai.