Pointing at his fellow panelists (prominent directors like Mohan Krishna Indraganti, Nandini Reddy, Shiva Narayana and Vivek Athreya), he says, “Given the credibility we enjoy, we have the capability to make 10 such violent films but we are conscious not to.” Venkatesh further brings in the aspect of reputation to substantiate his remarks. For someone who made a fantastic debut with the heartwarming indie film (‘C/o Kancharapalem’), one expects a more measured response from the filmmaker. But Venkatesh’s dig at the film’s plot and characters came across as a rant. The ‘KGF’ series, despite its gargantuan success, has faced constructive criticism. It’s not right to dismiss anyone who goes against a crowd favourite. He is contrastingly subdued in the apology video as he states that he regrets his tone and language while expressing his opinion, even as he says he stands by everything he said. He had visibly mocked the ‘enhanced’ mother-son sequences of the film and implied how ‘unrealistic’ the film had become as the story revolved this ‘sentiment’.
Cheeky? Perhaps, yes but not good enough.īut it’s Venkatesh’s dramatic behaviour and choice of words that ticked the ‘KGF’ fans off. Venkatesh was even animated as he got up from his seat to tell the interviewer that it was not the film she was thinking of.
It’s interesting how Venkatesh indirectly said he didn’t target ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ because in the roundtable interaction, it’s obvious that he is talking about scenes from the Prashanth Neel-directorial. He added that his opinion wasn’t meant for a particular film or a character.
Telugu filmmaker Venkatesh Maha, responding to a controversy around his comments made in a director’s roundtable on a YouTube channel, said “he was only demanding for better and responsible cinema”.
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