Puri Jagannadh Reveals Male Actors In South Get Molested In Public; ‘They Grab Actors’ B*lls’
iSmartShankar Puri Jagannadh has revealed in an interview that male actors get molested all the time! Without naming any actor, he said that it is very common in the South.
Puri
Jagannadh
has
been
in
the
news
lately
for
a
lot
of
reasons.
His
latest
film,
iSmart
Shankar,
is
performing
exceptionally
well
in
the
theatres
and
has
garnered
amazing
reviews
from
both
fans
and
critics.
However,
in
a
recent
interview,
besides
talking
about
the
success
of
his
film,
Puri
made
a
major
revelation
that's
left
everyone
in
shock.
Apparently,
male
actors
get
molested
all
the
time!
Without
naming
any
actor,
he
said
that
it
is
very
common
in
the
South.
He
told
Tollywood.net,
"The
male
actors
face
molestation
in
a
mob,
where
they
grab
the
actors'
balls
and
molest
them
badly
and
publicly.
Apparently,
most
of
the
heroes
of
our
south
Indian
industry
have
faced
this
issue."
(-sic)
He
further
added,
"There
are
crazy
people
out
there
who
forcibly
hold
the
balls
of
male
actors
in
crowded
places." This
statement
by
the
renowned
filmmaker
is
grabbing
a
lot
of
attention.
Until
now,
the
film
industry
had
only
witnessed
women
coming
out
with
their
#MeToo
stories.
We
wouldn't
be
surprised
if
Puri's
revelation
gives
rise
to
a
new
movement.
The
director
of
iSmart
Shankar
also
addressed
the
issue
concerning
Nandamuri
Balakrishna
slapping
his
fans.
Defending
the
actor,
Puri
said,
"Nandamuri
Hero
Balayya
never
raises
his
hand
unnecessarily
and
does
that
only
if
someone
crosses
the
limit."
We
couldn't
say
if
he
is
being
vocal
about
several
issues
because
his
film
iSmart
Shankar
has
provided
him
a
platform,
or
if
he's
trying
to
lure
more
attention
towards
his
latest
hit.
Nevertheless,
he
just
can't
be
ignored.
Only
a
few
days
ago,
he
irked
Mahesh
Babu
fans
by
taking
a
jibe
at
him.
He
stated
in
an
interview,
"I
have
worked
with
Mahesh
Babu
for
a
couple
of
movies.
His
fans
have
been
asking
me
to
work
with
the
Maharshi
star
again.
But
Mahesh
Babu
is
one
who
works
with
directors
who
are
on
a
success
track."
"Mahesh
Babu
fans
don't
understand
the
fact
that
their
favourite
star
does
movies
only
with
a
hit
director.
When
a
good
director
is
facing
a
bad
phase,
he
never
shows
interest
to
work
with
him,"
he
further
added.