Congress MLA Ravi Ganiga from Mandya attacked National Crush Rashmika Mandanna for skipping the Bengaluru International Film Festival.
Ganiga,speaking to scribes, said “Rashmika Mandanna, who started her career with the Kannada movie Kirik Party in Karnataka, refused to attend the (Bengaluru) International Film Festival last year when we invited her,”
Ganiga added “She said, ‘I have my house in Hyderabad, I don’t know where Karnataka is, and I don’t have time. I can’t come.’ One of our legislator friends visited her house 10–12 times to invite her, but she refused and even disregarded Kannada, despite growing up in the industry here. Shouldn’t we teach them a lesson?”
Earlier, Karnataka Dy CM DK.Shivakumar also blasted Karnataka actors for not attending the Bengaluru International Film Festival. He said “If actors, producers, and directors don’t share this sentiment, what’s the point of an international film festival? Consider this a warning or request to the Film Chamber and Academy. Cinema isn’t just for a few—government support is crucial,”