4 min learnHyderabadAug 31, 2026 10:05 AM IST
Yash‘s mom, Pushpa Arun Kumar, has hit again at producer Allu Aravind’s outdated remarks questioning her son’s stardom earlier than KGF, in feedback which have gone viral on social media amid the combined reception to Poisonous: A Fairy Story for Grown-Ups.
Talking passionately about her son’s journey, Pushpa made it clear she was not going to let the narrative stand unchallenged. “Yash isn’t some random terrorist. He was already a profitable star in Karnataka earlier than KGF and has delivered a number of hit movies that proved his recognition,” she mentioned. She questioned why folks proceed to ask who Yash was earlier than KGF, declaring that he had a decade-long profession in Kannada cinema with commercially profitable movies like Googly, Drama, Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari, Gajakesari, and Santhu Straight Ahead earlier than KGF arrived in 2018.
Pushpa additionally highlighted her son’s humble origins, emphasising that he entered the movie business with out cash, household connections or a movie background. His father, Arun Kumar, was a KSRTC bus driver. His mom was a homemaker. No one within the household had any connection to cinema. Yash constructed his profession from scratch by way of tv work after which a string of Kannada movies earlier than KGF turned him right into a pan-India identify.
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“Some are deliberately attempting to suppress my son’s profession and spreading propaganda in opposition to Poisonous,” she mentioned, expressing misery at what she sees as a coordinated effort to undermine Yash’s standing. She added that so long as he has the viewers’s love and assist, nobody can hinder his development.
What did Allu Aravind say?
The unique feedback have been made by Aravind just a few years in the past at a promotional occasion. When requested why his manufacturing home Geetha Arts had shifted from big-budget movies to smaller initiatives, Aravind cited rising manufacturing prices. When the dialog turned as to whether star remunerations have been driving budgets up, together with his personal son Allu Arjun cited for instance, Aravind disagreed and pointed to Yash as a substitute. “Who was Yash earlier than KGF?” Aravind requested, arguing that it was not Yash’s stardom however the movie’s grand scale, making and visible spectacle that turned KGF right into a blockbuster. His implication was that any actor positioned inside a manufacturing of that scale might have achieved the same outcome.
Nevertheless, Yash himself addressed Aravind’s remarks throughout his Poisonous promotional interviews. Throughout Aap Ki Adalat, the anchor requested the actor, “Who was Yash earlier than KGF? A producer makes a movie, and an actor features benefit by starring in it.” Yash replied, “It’s true. However I additionally imagine that cinema doesn’t simply belong to a producer.” He mentioned.
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“So many individuals work in cinema, however solely the actor will get credit score. Be it a personality artiste or a author, everybody works exhausting in cinema, but when an actor isn’t in a position to carry it, the movie is not going to work,” he mentioned, including, “I really feel the viewers is true; generally I’m wondering why the actor wins all of the love. And I actually imagine that the viewers is rarely flawed. They respect everybody and are conscious of who deserves to earn extra respect.”
Allu Aravind’s comment angered Yash’s fan base on the time and has periodically resurfaced on social media, significantly throughout moments when Yash’s profession is underneath scrutiny. With Poisonous receiving largely detrimental critiques and its field workplace efficiency falling in need of KGF-level expectations, the outdated clip has been shared extensively once more over the previous few days.
