5 min learnMumbaiSep 1, 2026 09:44 PM IST
Ram Gopal Varma weighed in on the controversial statement of veteran Telugu producer Allu Aravind concerning Kannada famous person Yash, which has discovered a brand new lease of life on social media following the underwhelming opening of the latter’s new tentpole, Geethu Mohandas’ gangster thriller Poisonous: A Fairytale for Grownups.
Varma defends Allu Aravind’s comment on Yash
“The controversy concerning #AlluAravind’s assertion concerning #Yash is ridiculously laughable as a result of what he clearly meant when he talked about large movies with unknown actors, and saying he didn’t know of Yash earlier than KGF , even a dumbo ought to perceive that it was in context of the under,” wrote RGV on his X deal with on Tuesday night.
He then argued that the Hindi viewers didn’t know Prabhas earlier than his pan-India breakthrough with SS Rajamouli’s 2015 motion fantasy epic Baahubali: The Starting, which amassed over Rs 500 crore on the home field workplace. Previous to that, the actor had already starred in Telugu hits like Sobhan’s 2004 motion romance Varsham, Rajamouli’s 2005 motion movie Chatrapathi, A Karunakaran’s 2010 romantic comedy Darling, and Dasaradh’s 2011 romantic movie Mr. Excellent.
Ram Gopal Varma drew one other parallel with how no one within the Hindi viewers knew Rishab Shetty earlier than his pan-India breakthrough with 2022 Kannada motion thriller Kantara, which amassed over Rs 550 crore on the home field workplace. He was already a preferred Kannada star, having delivered hits like 2016 rom-com Kirik Social gathering, Jayatheertha’s 2019 crime comedy Bell Backside, and Raj B Shetty’s 2019 neo-noir gangster movie Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana.
Rishab Shetty in Kantara: Chapter 1. (File Picture)
“I didn’t know Brando earlier than Godfather. Possibly he was a star earlier than in his movies A Road Automobile Named Want, On The Waterfront and many others. I don’t know in the event that they launched in India additionally,” argued Varma. He referred to late legendary Hollywood actor Marlon Brando, who was already a star with hits like Elia Kazan’s 1951 Southern Gothic film A Streetcar Named Want and 1954 crime drama On the Waterfront. However his world breakthrough got here solely along with his memorable efficiency in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 seminal gangster movie The Godfather.
“That’s as a result of these movies made them large stars and never the opposite manner round. Hollywood all the time spends large on idea movies and never on stars. Even administrators like Nolan use names just for their appearing prowess and to not rely on their stardom. Everyone knows whether or not it’s Oppenheimer or Odyssey, they’d work as a lot regardless of who’s in it,” added RGV.
The filmmaker demonstrated his level of Hollywood greats counting on appearing chops as a substitute of star energy by quoting the occasion of Christopher Nolan, who delivered a large hit ($1.34 billion and counting) along with his motion journey fantasy epic The Odyssey this yr in addition to along with his 2023 interval thriller Oppenheimer (over $983 million). Whereas the previous featured A-list stars like Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Holland, the latter had a much less in style star Cillian Murphy play the titular function.
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“Coming again to the topic of Allu, it’s solely extremely egotistic individuals who will take his assertion personally on such a basic well-meaning thought. Really, this sort of response additionally explains why they’re making what they’re making,” concluded Varma.
What did Allu Aravind say about Yash?
Allu Aravind made the comment about Yash just a few years in the past. He claimed that no one knew the actor earlier than he had a pan-India breakthrough with Prashanth Neel’s 2018 Kannada interval motion movie KGF: Chapter 1, which amassed over Rs 185 crore on the home field workplace.
Yash responded to Aravind’s claims throughout a current promotional occasion of Poisonous.
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“It’s true. However I additionally imagine that cinema doesn’t simply belong to a producer. So many individuals work in cinema, however solely the actor will get credit score. Be it a personality artiste or a author, everybody works onerous in cinema, but when an actor isn’t in a position to carry it, the movie won’t work. 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 unsuitable. They respect everybody and are conscious of who deserves to earn extra respect,” Yash stated on Aap Ki Adalat.
