Vijay
Deverakonda,
who
became
a
household
name
with
the
sensational
hit
Arjun
Reddy,
recently
suffered
a
blow
of
epic
proportions
when
Dear
Comrade
underperformed
at
the
box
office
and
failed
to
impress
the
masses.
During
SIIMA
2019,
the
'Rowdy'
spoke
about
the
setback
and
said
that
the
film
flopped
big
time
because
of
unnecessary
negativity.
He
added
that
this
is
not
the
first
time
that
such
a
thing
has
damaged
his
movie's
commercial
prospects.
"Dear
Comrade
was
killed
due
to
this
negativity.
But
this
is
not
a
new
experience
for
me.
I
know
how
to
handle
such
negativity," said
Vijay
Deverakonda.
As
expected,
this
shocking
statement
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
on
social
media
as
it
indicated
that
Vijay
Deverakonda
was
in
no
mood
to
take
the
blame
for
Dear
Comrade
tanking
at
the
box
office.
Interestingly,
last
year,
Vijay
Deverakonda
had
written
an
emotional
letter
and
taken
full
responsibility
for
NOTA's
unimpressive
box
office
performance,
which
impressed
movie
buffs
big
time.
As
such,
many
are
shocked
by
his
reaction
to
the
Dear
Comrade
fiasco.
Dear
Comrade,
directed
by
Bharat
Kamma,
featured
Vijay
Deverakonda
in
the
role
of
a
rebel
and
marked
his
second
collaboration
with
his
Geetha
Govinda
co-star
Rashmika
Mandanna.
It
was
released
in
four
languages
(Telugu,
Malayalam,
Kannada
and
Tamil),
which
made
its
poor
performance
a
big
embarrassment
for
all
concerned.
Meanwhile,
with
Dear
Comrade
in
the
past,
Vijay
Deverakonda
is
set
to
turn
his
attention
to
his
film
with
Aishwarya
Rajesh
and
Raashi
Khanna,
tentatively
titled
'Love
Failure';
he
will
also
be
teaming
up
with
mass
director
Puri
Jagannadh
for
a
commercial
entertainer.
Some
time
ago,
he
was
also
offered
the
Hindi
remake
of
Dear
Comrade,
backed
by
Karan
Johar.
However,
he
turned
down
the
offer
as
he
reportedly
was
not
interested
in
doing
the
same
role
again.
So,
what
do
you
make
of
Vijay
Deverakonda's
take
on
the
Dear
Comrade
debacle?
Comments,
please!