It
is
no
secret
that
noted
filmmaker
Puri
Jagannadh
is
currently
going
through
a
lean
phase
on
the
professional
front.
He
has
not
delivered
a
hit
since
the
2015
cop-drama
Temper,
which
has
taken
a
toll
on
his
standing
in
the
industry.
With
duds
like
Paisa
Vasool
and
Mehbooba
in
the
past,
the
mass
director
is
back
in
the
limelight
due
to
his
latest
movie
iSmart
Shankar,
which
released
yesterday
(July
18,
2019)
amidst
much
fare.
The
film,
featuring
Ram
Pothineni
in
the
lead,
has
opened
on
a
good
note
and
has
the
potential
to
revive
his
career.
Now,
here
is
some
shocking
news
for
Puri
Jagannadh.
During
an
interview,
the
Pokkiri
director
said
that
Mahesh
Babu
will
work
with
him
once
again
only
if
he
continues
delivering
hits.
Puri
Jagannadh
added
that
Mahesh
Babu
fans
understand
his
value
better
than
the
man
himself.
"I
worked
with
Mahesh
for
a
couple
of
movies.
His
fans
have
been
asking
me
to
work
with
him
again.
But
the
real
fact
is
that
Mahesh
will
work
only
with
directors
who
are
on
a
success
track.
I
wanted
to
clear
this
to
his
fans
several
times
but
could
not.
They
still
have
so
much
belief
in
me," he
said.
As
expected,
this
sly
dig
at
'Prince'
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
amongst
fans.
Here
are
some
tweets.
Meenakarri
@usha_meena
Seeing
the
trend
that
mahesh
is
following
from
past
few
years
this
statement
seems
true
.....@ismart_Sai
If
really
that
is
mahesh
intention....Then
I'm
happy
as
a
fan:)....Atleast
he
started
saying
no😊....Naa
❤️da
lo
cnmalu
tiste
enti
tiyyakapothe
enti....Prathi
okkadi
tho
maata
padalsivastundi
U
lost
my
respect
man
@purijagan
arunjreddy
@arunjreddy
Yes
absolutely
if
you
see
Mahesh's
film
records
all
the
director
either
have
worked
with
him
before
or
delivered
a
big
hit
preceding
his
movie,
his
fans
blame
tarak
but
he
is
the
one
who
runs
behind
success
SRINU
RAJETI
@Rajeti9
With
all
due
respect-
it's
easy
to
comment
or
criticise
a
person
who
really
not
hurts
anyone.
Precisely
this
film
industry
spinning
around
money.
So,
do
you
agree
with
Puri
Jagannadh?
Comments,
please!