Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma says aspiring actress Sri Reddy has become a "national celebrity" after resorting to a strip protest in Hyderabad.

She protested against casting couch and caused a stir by sitting semi-naked on the road in front of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce on Saturday.

On this, RGV tweeted: "Sri Reddy has become a national celebrity... People in Mumbai, who don't even know Pawan Kalyan, are talking about Sri Reddy."

She had stripped and staged a protest to demand justice for not getting any work in Telugu film industry.

The incident took place in Film Nagar, where the artist removed her clothes and complained of not getting chances in the industry and women being exploited in Tollywood.

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