"Family Star," starring Vijay Deverakonda, is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video yesterday. The film, which released on the 5th of this month, has failed to impress audience. The film became disaster on the 2nd day.
Vijay Devarakonda and Mrunal Thakur have received acclaim for their performances, while the production values of Sri Venkateswara Creations and Parasuram Petla's portrayal of family emotions have been lauded by few Telugu audience.
As soon as the film arrived on OTT, the Telugu audience began trolling it for multiple reasons, such as the 'CG Dosa', Vijay Deverakonda's cringe-worthy performance, and the depiction of prostitution in Times Square, New York. However, one particularly distasteful scene in the film is receiving even more backlash. In this scene, after a fight, Vijay Deverakonda threatens Ravi Babu with rape in front of children who are made to watch the violence as a lesson in defending themselves.
Netizens are posting and discussing this specific scene, expressing their disgust and questioning how director Parasuram Petla could write it, how producer Dilraju could approve it, and why Vijay Deverakonda would enact it without any hesitation. Both Tamil and Malayalam audiences are also brutally trolling this scene and the film.
Produced by star producers Dil Raju and Shirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations. Directed by Parasuram Petla, with Vasu Varma is the creative producer.