Popular actor Sudheer Babu, who was recently seen in Harom Hara, has shared a note on his social media, apologising for casting YouTuber Praneeth Hanumanthu in the film. This comes after the fierce backlash over Hanumanthu’s derogatory comments during a YouTube reaction video.
Sudheer Babu apologizes for casting Praneeth Hanumanthu in ‘Haram Hara’
Sudheer Babu shared a note on his official X account apologising for casting YouTuber Praneeth Hanumanthu for a role in his film Harom Hara.
He wrote, “Good or bad, I am not a social media guy and I don’t keep track of things. I am so disgusted that we cast #PraneethHanumanthu in #HaromHara. Apologies from me and my entire team. We had no idea what a pathetic creature this man is. This was not in my knowledge.”
Furthermore, the Mama Machhindra actor said that people like him should not get a platform for the filth they want to spread.
Sudheer Babu said, “We must ensure that these sick minds do not get any platform to spread filth. This is not freedom of expression in any way.”
Earlier, actor Karthikeya also reacted to the controversy and shared a post condemning the issue. Check out his ex post below:
In another post, the Valimai actor defended himself when the Internet pointed out that the actor had previously given an interview to Hanumanthu.
He apologised, writing, “As part of my job responsibility as a lead actor I had to do interviews so that I can make my film reach a wider audience, but I had no intention of encouraging such content, but sadly I had to be a part of it and I feel bad about it, from now on I will be very careful about who I interview and we all together will not encourage such content.”
The Telangana State Cyber Security Bureau has already filed an FIR against the YouTuber. Telangana Director General of Police Ravi Gupta has assured that strict action will be taken against him.
Let us tell you that Praneeth is a YouTuber who is known for his controversial comments. Now he is embroiled in controversy due to his distasteful comments about a little girl. After facing severe criticism from netizens, Praneeth apologized and revealed that he edited the video and removed the controversial part.
