Yesterday (18 April), Telugu actress Sri Reddy's war against sexual exploitation and casting couch in the Telugu film industry had taken a bizarre turn after filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, a controversial figure himself, posted a few videos wherein he held himself responsible for Reddy hitting out against actor Pawan Kalyan two days ago.
When Kalyan was asked to comment on the allegations made by Sri Reddy against renowned producers of the Telugu film industry, the actor reportedly stated that rather than protesting on news channels, actresses should file police complaints and go to courts.
Later, speaking at a round table conference titled ‘Sexual And Financial Exploitation of Women in Telugu Film Industry’, Reddy got personal in attacking Kalyan, reported telugu360.com, a news website.
“Pawan is married thrice and that itself shows what kind of perspective he has for women. Pawan fans are trolling women [sic] artistes who criticize Pawan and Pawan is keeping quiet," Reddy said.
While speaking to a few media persons later, Reddy added that she regretted calling Kalyan her brother and even resorted to abusing the actor.
This controversy now has a new twist with Varma taking responsibility for Reddy’s tirade against Kalyan.
Varma first posted a tweet on 18 April requesting Reddy to focus on the main issues and not deviate from them.
“Hey @MsSriReddy I hope u get back to your original cause of fight with more focus and more clarity which is a much needed one ..Past is never a point and you should always work for the future,” Tweeted Varma.