Peddi Lyricist Criticises Buchi Babu Sana's Apology For Janhvi Kapoor's Portrayal In The Film

Director Buchi Babu Sana’s Peddi invited serious criticism for the portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor’s role in the film, following which he put out a long apology and edited the questionable part. Now, during the success meet of the film, lyricist Anantha Sriram openly stated that he did not like the director apologising for it.

At the success meet, while interacting with the audience, the lyricist shared, “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 considered great. The idea that the way of thinking of PhDs and graduates is the right one is increasing. Those who are vocal on social media, those who troll by throwing around words, are influencing

opinions. Apart from that, if a director is not even given the freedom to portray a character like this, then what have we done to creativity?”

“That is, if you use big words like vital attraction, hormonal reactions, etc., it is called awesome, as if it is done very aesthetically. If the hero speaks his tribal language and says, ‘I will touch you,’ it is called vulgarity; they say that he looked at you like an object. If you do all this, it is like trampling on creativity. Buchi Babu would have apologised with great politeness, with no intention of hurting someone’s feelings, or else he would have apologised with the intention of not hurting anyone. He may have apologised with the intention of saying that democracy is not 49:51, but 99:1. But if it continues like this, then we will not be able to make a great point in commercial films and will be left only with documentary films in the first place,” he added.

About Peddi

At the heart of the film is Peddi, played by Ram Charan, a young man who discovers his identity and purpose through sports. The story follows his journey across multiple disciplines, including cricket, wrestling, and sprinting, before his talent eventually earns recognition from the Indian government.

Written and directed by Buchi Babu Sana, Peddi is produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under the Vriddhi Cinemas banner. The project is co-produced by Ishan Saksena under IVY Entertainment and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The cast also includes Shiva Rajkumar and Jagapathi Babu in pivotal roles.