Peddi lyricist says he did not like Buchi Babu Sana apologising over objectification of Janhvi Kapoor’s role
Director Buchi Babu Sana‘s sports action drama Peddi came under intense scrutiny over the portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor‘s character, Achiyyamma. Many questioned the hypersexualisation of its female lead and zooming in on her body parts, even as the male lead describes her face’s beauty. Director Buchi Babu Sana released a statement addressing the controversy and apologised. Janhvi Kapoor in a still from Peddi. What the lyricist said On Sunday, the makers addressed the media at a success meet of the film. During the interaction, when Buchi Babu Sana was asked about the decision to apologise, lyricist Anantha Sriram openly added that he did not like how the director apologised. He said in Telugu, “A character behaves the same way… that is the director’s imagination. It is a character created with that imagination. Here, the one who can speak English is great. The way of thinking of PhDs and graduates is the right one.. is increasing.. Those who are vocal on social media, those who are trolling by throwing out words they speak, are being influenced …
