Actress Amala Paul expressed her support for actor Asif Ali in the Ramesh Narayan controversy, praising Asif's response to the situation. 

She emphasized that unexpected challenges arise in life, but how we handle them is what truly matters. The remark came while she was attending a movie promotion event alongside Asif Ali at St. Albert's College in Ernakulam. Asif, who was on stage, showed his appreciation by hugging Amala.

"I feel proud about the way Asif responded to the matter. Unexpected challenges may arise in life, but it is how we handle them is what truly matters," she said.

However, Asif Ali said that he would respond to the incident at the end of the event. 

The duo was at the college to promote their film Level Cross. Meanwhile, the students at the college also demonstrated their support for Asif by displaying the message "We are with you, Asif Ali" on the stage. 

Music director Ramesh Narayan is facing backlash after a video of him not accepting an award from Asif Ali went viral. Protests erupted in social media following allegations that Narayan insulted actor Asif Ali during the event.

The controversy sparked when Asif Ali was invited to present an award to Ramesh Narayan at the trailer launch of "Manorathangal”, a film based on MT Vasudevan Nair's series of nine stories.

Narayan did not accept the award from Asif Ali and instead asked director Jayaraj to come over. Narayan took the award from Asif Ali's hand and handed it over to Jayaraj, asking him to present the award back to him.

Social media users claim that Narayan did this to avoid interacting with Asif Ali after receiving the award. The incident, captured on video, quickly went viral on social media, sparking outrage among fans who demanded Narayan to apologise.