📌 Key Points
- Ram Charan’s film “Peddi” has collected over ₹214 crore at the box office by day 11.
- Despite a strong opening, the film is now showing barely any growth in its collections.
- The sports drama faced significant backlash for the hypersexualisation of Janhvi Kapoor’s character.
- Lyricist Anantha Sriram publicly defended the director’s creative freedom amidst the controversy.
Ram Charan’s sports action drama “Peddi” has crossed ₹214 crore at the box office by day 11, despite facing backlash for the hypersexualisation of Janhvi Kapoor’s character. The film, which opened to strong numbers, is now seeing a dip in its collection momentum.
“Peddi” Box Office Performance So Far
Peddi box office collection day 11: The sports drama faced backlash for hypersexualisation of Janhvi Kapoor’s character.
Janhvi Kapoor Controversy & Backlash
Peddi box office collection day 11 : Buchi Babu Sana ‘s sports action drama opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release. Starring Ram Charan , the film set the tone for a bumper run at the box office with a grand opening. However, the film saw a dip in the collection on weekdays. Despite backlash for the hypersexualisation of Janhvi Kapoor ‘s character in the film, the film has managed to maintain momentum. Here’s a look at the box office performance of the film so far.
Lyricist Defends Director’s Vision
At a press meet to celebrate the success of the film on Sunday, lyricist Anantha Sriram openly shared that he did not like how the director apologised. He said in Telugu, “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 great. The way of thinking of PhDs and graduates is the right one.. is increasing.. Those who are vocal on social media, those who are trolling by throwing out words they speak, are being influenced by their opinions. Apart from that, if a director is not even given the freedom to behave like this.. what have we done to creativity?”
Despite its ₹214 crore milestone, “Peddi” is struggling to maintain momentum, overshadowed by controversy. The debate around creative freedom and audience perception continues, highlighting the challenges films face in today’s social media landscape.
