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vijay deverakonda portrait — Image: Bollywood Hungama · CC BY 3.0

Controversy · 18 Sept 2026

Arjun Reddy was a gamble before it became a controversy machine

Before the remakes and arguments, Sandeep Reddy Vanga spent years trying to get the film made. Its success changed his trajectory and Vijay Deverakonda’s — while creating a debate that never really left.

Controversy · 18 Sept 2026

Liger flopped. Then the fight over who should absorb the losses got uglier

After Liger collapsed theatrically, distributor Warangal Srinu reported a 65% investment loss. Compensation talks turned into protest plans, accusations, a police complaint and Puri Jagannadh’s request for protection.

keerthy suresh portrait — Image: Verghese TK · CC BY-SA 4.0

Careers · 18 Sept 2026

Keerthy Suresh was not the obvious Savitri. That is what makes Mahanati’s casting story matter

Nag Ashwin later said Keerthy Suresh was not initially on anyone’s list for Savitri. The unconventional choice ended with the National Film Award for Best Actress.

tharun bhascker portrait — Image: Batthini Vinay Kumar Goud · CC BY-SA 4.0

Craft · 18 Sept 2026

They kept calling Pelli Choopulu a ‘small film.’ Then it rewrote Tharun Bhascker’s life

Tharun Bhascker said the industry’s treatment of his sub-₹1 crore debut nearly destroyed his confidence. The film ran 50 days, travelled in the US and turned the insult ‘small film’ into a commercial argument.