A
few
months
ago,
actress
Sri
Reddy
stripped
in
public
and
levelled
a
host
of
allegations
against
the
Telugu
film
industry.
During
her
'protest',
she
claimed
that
several
top
producers
exploit
'local
girls'
and
ultimately
show
them
the
door.
She
also
claimed
that
they
prefer
casting
girls
from
Mumbai
in
their
films
and
ignore
the
local
talent.
Post
this,
she
made
some
scandalous
claims
about
the
likes
of
Kona
Venkat
and
AR
Murugadoss
and
this
left
everyone
in
a
state
of
shock.
As
expected,
her
actions
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
in
the
industry
and
ruffled
a
few
feathers.
Actors
Vishal
and
Karthi
lashed
out
at
her
and
asked
to
provide
proof
to
back
her
claims.
However,
at
the
same
time,
actress
Andrea
Jeremiah
backed
her
and
said
that
she
deserved
to
be
praised
for
speaking
about
the
sensitive
matter.
"If
what
Sri
Reddy
saying
is
true,
then
it
takes
a
strong
heart
to
reveal
it.
I've
never
faced
any
allegations
like
that,
but
if
someone
faces
things
like
that,
saying
it
openly
is
correct
and
the
people
behind
this
should
be
punished,"
-
(sic)
she
added.
Now,
actress
Priya
Bhavani
Shankar
has
spoken
on
the
issue
of
casting
couch
and
said
that
claims
about
the
sexual
exploitation
of
women
in
the
film
industry
cannot
be
overlooked.
She
added
that
such
things
happen
in
all
industries
and
not
the
film
world
alone.
While
commenting
on
the
casting
couch
controversy,
the
Kadaikutty
Singam
actress
virtually
backed
Sri
Reddy
and
added
more
credibility
to
her
claims.
On
a
related
note,
Sri
Reddy
has
made
it
clear
that
she
has
no
plans
of
stopping
her
war
against
casting
couch.
A
few
days
ago,
she
made
a
few
more
explosive
claims
about
the
TFI
and
said
that
it
is
controlled
by
a
few
families.
"In
Telugu,
the
audience
will
watch
and
encourage
the
films
featuring
big
heroes.
Only
four
film
families
are
ruling
the
entire
industry.
That
is
the
reason
why
Tollywood
is
the
worst
of
all.
Also,
the
industry
does
not
encourage
any
new
talent.
However,
in
Chennai,
even
the
small-budget
films
are
getting
recognised," she
added.
Sri
Reddy
also
revealed
that
she
is
working
on
her
biopic
and
added
that
it's
going
to
be
pretty
explosive.