Amid protests, Telugu director apologizes for body shaming actor Anshu Ambani
Telugu director Trinadha Rao Nakkina issues apology after making controversial remarks about actor Anshu Ambani. On Monday, he shared a video expressing regret and admitted his mistake.
Telugu filmmaker Trinadha Rao Nakkina, famous for his film Dhamaka, issued an apology for making inappropriate remarks about actor Anshu Ambani’s appearance during the teaser launch event of the upcoming film Mazaka. In a video shared on January 13, the director called the incident unfortunate and clarified that the comments were intended in a light-hearted manner.
After receiving widespread backlash for her unparliamentary behaviour, Trinadha Rao Nakkina said in the video, “I learned that many women were uncomfortable with the statements I made during the teaser launch of Majaka. I call it unfortunate, because their plan Was not made.” ,
He added, “I made those comments jokingly, hoping everyone would laugh. However, if these comments hurt you, that’s my fault. I would like to sincerely apologize, as they were offensive. I I will apologize personally as well.” I had no idea it would become such an important issue.”
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Sandeep Kishan, who plays the lead role in Mazaka, shared the video on “This is a wrong example to set and we should have been cautious to avoid it.”
She further added, “Trinaad garu and team #joke apologize to Anshu garu and all the women present there for the poor choice of words.
We are here because of you.”
During her speech at the teaser launch, Trinadha expressed her excitement about working with Anshu, who is returning to films after almost two decades following her appearance in the Tamil film Jai (2004).
Referring to Anshu’s appearance, Trinadha said in Telugu, “I used to wonder what this girl looks like. If you don’t know what she looks like, watch the movie Manmadhudu. He added, “Does she still look the same? She has become thin now. I asked him to eat and gain weight because it is not enough for Telugu (cinema). The size should be bigger. Now it has improved. She will improve further.”
This is not the first time that Trinadha Rao Nakkina has faced criticism for inappropriate comments or behaviour. In 2024, at another public event, he made actor Payal Radhakrishna uncomfortable by repeatedly requesting him to hug her despite her apparent non-verbal refusal.
Anshu Ambani, who rose to fame in the early 2000s with films like Manmadhudu, Raghavendra and Jai, is returning to the silver screen with Mazaka.
