The incident involving Praneeth Hanumanthu and other influencers has caused a significant uproar on social media. Their inappropriate and insensitive comments about a young girl and her father during a live session have led to calls for action. Many netizens and Tollywood celebrities are calling on the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to take decisive action against the YouTubers.
Earlier today, actors Sudheer Babu and Kartikeya expressed their regret on X for collaborating with Praneeth Hanumanthu on their recently released movies, Harom Hara and Bhaje Vaayu Vegam, respectively. Sudheer tweeted, “I feel so disgusted by the fact we had #PraneethHanumanthu casted in #HaromHara. Sincere apologies from me and my entire team. We didn’t know what a pathetic creature this man is,”
Conversely, Kartikeya stated, “Yes i have given the interview to them..But it was part of my movie promotion. Like how i give interviews to all other channels before a movie release and frankly i was a bit shocked by the questions then but then I dint want to make a scene there so tried my best to be as sportive as possible.”
The young hero continued, “And yes i should not have been part of it, I had to do the interview as one of the job responsibilities as a lead actor trying to make his film reach to wider audience but i had no intentions of encouraging such content but sadly i had to be part of it and i feel bad for that.”
Yes i have given the interview to them
But it was part of my movie promotion.
Like how i give interviews to all other
channels before a movie release and frankly i was a bit shocked by the questions then but then I dint want to make a scene there so tried my best to be as…— Kartikeya (@ActorKartikeya) July 8, 2024
For good or bad, I'm not a social media guy nor do I keep up with things. I feel so disgusted by the fact we had #PraneethHanumanthu casted in #HaromHara. Sincere apologies from me and my entire team. We didn't know what a pathetic creature this man is. It wasn't in my knowledge.…
— Sudheer Babu (@isudheerbabu) July 8, 2024