Venu Udugula takes on Anantha Sriram

Venu Udugula takes on Anantha Sriram. Couple of days back popular lyricist Anantha Sriram made a controversial remarks while taking at the  religious gathering organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He said he was unhappy with the way filmmakers distorted mythological characters in their films and spoke about the how Karna's role was glorified in Prabhas - Nag Ashwin's starrer Kalki 2898 AD.

He said  “When they distorted and portrayed Karna as superior to Arjuna, how dare we as a Hindu society stay silent? When Draupadi vastraharan took place, what did Karna do? I am ashamed as a person who belongs to this film industry. We are not going to stay silent anymore.” He also said when he coined the word Brahmanda Nayakudu, a director rejected it and he vowed not to work with him.

In the midst of all this, Venu Udugula took a strong exception. He said “Hello @IananthaSriram sir, The matter of the #Kalki movie aside, in the Telugu cultural narrative, the first film to introduce a social and humanitarian perspective to Karna’s character was “Daana Veera Soora Karna.” The great #NTR brought Karna’s persona closer to the people through this film.”

He questioned whether Anantha Sriram wants to reject NTR's legacy and added " Are your comments directed solely at Karna’s character, or do they also attempt to undermine the socially resonant vision that NTR presented? Can your remarks be seen as a rejection of his creative legacy?”