Nagarjuna Akkineni defends Telugu films against allegations of sexism, “promoting stalking as romance”

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Nagarjuna Akkineni, in a new interview, addressed allegations that Telugu films and song lyrics are “sexist” and guilty of “promoting criminal harassment as romance”. He said that the real essence is lost in the translation.

While Nagarjuna admitted that some films are guilty of sexism because “the world is not a perfect place”, he said the “majority” are not like that.

Speaking to Film Companion, Nagarjuna said, “The Telugu language is such, if you literally translate it into English, it is going to look very, very sexist. I have also tried to analyze this with a lot of people. and I talked about it. Even if you choose songs from Bangarraju, they are pure folk tunes … If you translate these lines, it will look like … I mean, there are lines that are so beautiful when they’re written in Telugu but if you translate them into English it’s going to be like, ‘Are you going to sleep with me tonight?’ They translate like that, but if you watch it you see Telugu women singing them.

“There are films that definitely do what you said they do. The world is not a perfect place, it happens. But the majority is not like that, ”he added.

Nagarjuna is currently preparing for the release of the Telugu film Bangarraju, in which he stars alongside his son Naga Chaitanya. The film, a sequel to the 2016 hit Soggade Chinni Nayana, is directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala. It also stars Ramya Krishnan and Krithi Shetty, and is set to hit theaters on January 14, amid Omicron scare.

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Other than that, Nagarjuna will be seen in Ayan Mukerji’s long-delayed Brahmastra, the first part of a proposed fantasy trilogy. The film also stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and Dimple Kapadia. Its theatrical release is scheduled for September 30.

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