A year ago, Mahanati actress Keerthy Suresh faced strong backlash from Megastar Chiranjeevi’s fans for a comment she made during promotions. While promoting her film Raghu Thatha, she was asked who she thought was the better dancer between Vijay and Chiranjeevi. She instantly replied that Vijay was the better dancer.
The clip went viral and triggered trolling from Chiranjeevi’s fans, eventually leading to heated fan wars between Vijay’s and Chiru’s fanbases. Now, during the Hyderabad promotions of her upcoming release Revolver Rita, Keerthy has responded to the controversy.
She said, “Chiranjeevi garu knows how big a fan I am. He used to ask me about my favourite actor, dancer and movie. Even if I didn’t take his name, he was always sportive and respected my choices. I am deeply sorry if I hurt his fans. It was never intentional.”
Explaining further, she added, “I have watched Vijay garu much more, and since I had to answer immediately, I mentioned his name. No one is lesser than the other and both are legends in their industries. If anyone felt offended, I apologise.”
Revolver Rita releases this Friday in Tamil and Telugu. The pre-release buzz is low, and the film will depend heavily on word of mouth.