Peddi director Buchi Babu Sana on Janhvi Kapoor's hypersexualization: ‘Had not anticipated such a negative reaction’
Buchi Babu Sana said he will handle female characters more carefully after backlash over scenes many viewers called harassment and non-consent.
- Director Buchi Babu Sana admitted the romance track in his film Peddi did not work as intended, citing intense backlash over the portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor's character, Achiyyamma.
- Set in the Vizianagaram region of Andhra Pradesh, Peddi centers on a gifted athlete named Peddi who uses sport to bring pride to his village and explores themes of identity and community.
- Viewers argued the film normalizes harassment by framing non-consensual pursuit as a "playful romance," with the hero entering Achiyyamma's space without consent and ignoring her boundaries throughout.
- In an interaction with SCREEN, Buchi said he had not anticipated the scenes would be perceived so negatively and pledged to change how he approaches female characters going forward.
- This pattern of criticism appeared during his 2021 debut film Uppena, which featured 17-year-old Krithi Shetty in a romantic role; that film's commercial success largely overshadowed similar concerns at the time.
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'Peddi': Director Buchi Babu Sana Apologises Over Janhvi Kapoor Objectification Row, Promises Changes in Film | 🎥 LatestLY
Responding to the backlash over Janhvi Kapoor's objectification in his rural sports drama 'Peddi', featuring actor Ram Charan in the lead, the film's director Buchi Babu Sana on Saturday tendered an apology and said that after reviewing the feedback, they had decided to make changes to the concerned portions in the film. 🎥 'Peddi': Director Buchi Babu Sana Apologises Over Janhvi Kapoor Objectification Row, Promises Changes in Film.
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'We’ll be more careful': Peddi director Buchi Babu Sana reacts to criticism over Janhvi Kapoor's character portrayal
Director Buchi Babu Sana has addressed the criticism surrounding the portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor's character in Peddi, admitting that he was surprised .
Peddi director Buchi Babu Sana on Janhvi Kapoor's hypersexualization: ‘Had not anticipated such a negative reaction’
The director explained that the creative team's original vision for the relationship was drastically different from the troubling way it translated on screen.
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