Tollywood celebrities who were mired in controversies

Controversies are very common in celebrities’ life. At times, a little slip of their tongue in public ends them up mired in controversies. Tollywood celebrities are no exception to these disputes. In that vein, check out some of Tollywood celebrities who were mired in controversies.

In his long illustrious career, Ali has established himself as one of the greatest comedians among a bunch of comic entertainers. As part of tickling the audiences’ funny bones during an audio lunch event, comedian Ali made condemnable comments about lady superstar Anushka. As a result, many people expressed their feelings of hatred towards him.

Nandamuri Balakrishna is lovingly called as Balayya by his fans and he has been often been in the news for slapping them in public without any fear of contradiction. Moreover, he is the Member of Legislative Assembly from Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh constituency.

When Balakrishna was on Nandyala election campaign, the actor-cum-politician slapped his beloved fan who wanted to take a selfie with him as he was annoyed with the whole affair. It happened once again during the party programme in Hindupur. On the other hand, Balayya has made headlines with his absurd comments about women.

Senior actor Chalapathi Rao, who has impressed audiences with his comic and villainous roles in films such as ‘Sathamanam Bhavati’, ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’, ‘Oka Laila Kosam’, has acted in over 200 features films so far. During a pre-release event, Chalapathi Rao made outrageous comments about women in drowned himself in controversy. When he was asked about women, he allegedly replied that women are there only for sleeping with him. His comments made many infuriated and led to a case against him.

Nani is no exception to controversies. The actor made his debut in the film ‘Astha Chamma’ and made a name for himself as a talented actor. During a film’s trailer lunch, Nani explained the beauty of Raashi Khanna who is the female lead of the film in a way that made the audience take offence.

Radhika Apte has never hesitated in experimenting with her roles in Hindi films. She has won many hearts with her unconventional roles which gathered her widespread praise. 32-year-old Apte has also appeared in Telugu films such as ‘’Rakhtha Charitra I’, ‘Legend’ and ‘Lion’. She made controversial comments about Tollywood as they don’t give much respect to heroines and the prevalence of casting couch, making it a male-dominated industry, she claimed.

Taapsee Pannu made her debut in the veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao directorial ‘Jhummandi Nadam’ alongside Manchu Manoj. When recalling her memories about her debut film, the Delhi girl insulted the director Raghavendra Rao for his obsession with navels during a television show. Before this incident, she earlier said that leading ladies haven’t been given much importance to prove themselves in South Indian especially in Tollywood.

Director Puri Jagannadh is known for his blockbuster hit films such as ‘Badri’, ‘Pokiri’, ‘Itlu Sravani Subramanyam’, ‘Idot’, ‘Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’, ‘Sivamani’, ‘Desamuduru’, ‘Chirutha’, ‘Businessman’, ‘Iddarammayilatho’, ‘Heart Attack’, and ‘Temper’. Puri, who has given such smash hits made the headlines after he was arrested for consuming drugs. The talented director had reportedly taken drugs for the sake of pleasure. During the police interrogation, he had not consumed any illicit substances he told cops. The story dominated print, electronic and digital media across South India. Apart from Puri, Ravi Teja, Navdeep, and Charmi Kaur were in the headlines for allegedly consuming drugs.