A
few
weeks
ago,
Telugu
actor
Vijaya
Rangaraju
appeared
on
an
online
chat
show,
where
he
ended
up
making
some
distasteful
comments
on
late
Kannada
matinee
idol
Dr
Vishnuvardhan.
This
did
not
go
down
well
with
many
Kannada
cinema
fans
and
several
members
from
the
film
fraternity,
including
Dr
Vishnuvardhan's
son-in-law
Aniruddha
Jatkar.
Everyone
including
two
biggest
stars
of
Sandalwood,
Kichcha
Sudeep
and
Puneeth
Rajkumar
have
expressed
displeasure
over
Rangaraju’s
remarks
and
have
demanded
an
apology
from
the
Telugu
actor.
Puneeth
Rajkumar
took
to
his
social
media
account
and
wrote,
"The
most
important
quality
for
an
artist
to
possess
is
to
respect
and
love
our
fellow
artists,
irrespective
of
the
place
they
are
from.
Defaming
one
our
senior
most
artist
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan
was
uncalled
for.
We
want
the
concerned
person
to
provide
an
unconditional
apology
for
his
act.
The
entire
film
industry
stands
united
respecting
art
and
an
artist's
contribution.
Let
us
be
human
first.
#RespectArtAndArtist"
Sudeep,
in
a
video
message
with
ETimes
TV
shared
that
he
felt
hurt
and
angered
over
the
fact
that
someone
has
made
unsavoury
remarks
on
an
actor
who
is
no
more.
Sudeep
added
that
all
artists
from
the
fraternity
should
respect
one
another
and
demanded
an
apology
at
the
end
of
his
video.
On
the
other
hand,
actor
Jaggesh
shared
his
outrage
through
a
number
of
tweets.
He
sought
justice
for
insult
caused
to
Dr
Vishnuvardhan
whilst
questioning
Vijaya
Rangaraju’s
credibility.
It
must
be
noted
that
a
few
days
ago,
Dr
Vishnu
Sena
Samiti
also
filed
a
formal
complaint
against
Vijaya
Rangaraju
at
the
Karnataka
Film
Chamber
of
Commerce.
The
Samiti
asked
the
industry
body
to
look
into
the
matter
whilst
demanding
strict
action
and
an
apology
from
the
actor
for
his
derogatory
remarks
against
the
veteran
Sandalwood
superstar.