Sukumar
is
arguably
one
of
the
biggest
and
most
popular
directors
in
Telugu
cinema
and
enjoys
a
strong
fan-following.
During
his
career,
he
has
worked
with
some
of
the
biggest
names
in
Tollywood,
proving
his
mettle.
Now,
here
is
some
big
news
for
his
supporters.
The
Nannaku
Prematho
director
recently
condemned
the
rape
and
murder
of
a
Hyderabad
doctor,
who
is
being
referred
to
as
Disha,
and
asked
women
to
stop
trusting
men.
He
also
gave
his
take
on
the
brutal
sequence
of
events,
and
this
ruffled
a
few
feathers.
"********'s
rape
and
murder
incident
has
left
everyone
heartbroken.
Few
people
are
saying
that
she
should
have
dialed
100
instead
of
seeking
the
help
of
stranger
on
that
night.
But
after
listening
to
*******
last
phone
call,
I
thought
she
believed
that
those
four
men
were
really
trying
to
help
her.
I
urge
every
woman
to
never
trust
a
man.
Please
don't
trust
us.
The
men
are
animals.
Criminals
are
born
within
the
men
and
we
are
all
responsible
for
it,"
(sic)
said
the
ace
filmmaker.
As
expected,
his
hard-hitting
comments
took
social
media
by
storm,
evoking
mixed
reactions.
Interestingly,
like
Sukumar,
several
other
Tollywood
biggies
have
condemned
the
Hyderabad
incident
and
demanded
'justice
for
Disha'.
In
fact,
Chiranjeevi
even
went
to
the
extent
of
demanding
death
penalty
for
the
accused
'animals'.
Coming
back
to
Sukumar,
his
last
film
Rangasthalam,
starring
Ram
Charan
and
Samantha
Akkineni,
emerged
a
runaway
hit,
giving
fans
a
reason
to
rejoice.
He
is
currently
working
on
a
film
with
Allu
Arjun,
being
referred
to
as
AA
20.
It
was
originally
supposed
to
be
made
with
Mahesh
Babu
in
the
lead.
However,
things
did
not
work
out
as
'Prince'
left
the
movie
due
to
'creative
differences'.
The
director
was
also
approached
to
direct
Chiranjeevi
in
the
Telugu
remake
of
Lucifer
but
he
seems
to
have
said
'no'
to
the
film.
*Victim's
name
has
been
beeped
out
to
protect
identity