Mollywood actor Parvathy Thiruvothu won the internet when he criticised the tone of the Telugu movie Arjun Reddy in front of its lead actor Vijay Deverakonda during a recent event. However, she also faced much hate on the internet over her comments.
Now, Deverakonda has expressed his displeasure over people 'celebrating' at his cost and slamming Parvathy.
"I am very irritated right now. I can't keep it in and I want to take it out. If I will keep it in, it will become a tumour inside me," he said on Wednesday during a session at the International Film Festival of India in Goa.
During a panel discussion hosted by noted film critic Anupama Chopra, Parvathy had said, "Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh had the visual grammar of glorification, Joker did not. At no point did I look at the character Joaquin (Phoenix) played and think 'Arre yaar, I totally agree with you. You must kill everyone'."
The actor further said, "We can watch a tragedy and leave it there, without feeling inspired to follow it. Whereas if you are telling there is no passion in a relationship without slapping each other and I see the comments on YouTube where people are resonating and engaging with that, you can see, engaging with that in a massive, mob-like manner. Where you're inciting violence..."
Deverakonda responded to her argument saying it was possible for a couple to be in love but give each other "little hits and they completely understand and they're still in love".
He had also said that a couple like this would understand Arjun Reddy but a person who has grown up watching his parents hit each other would find it scary, and that it wasn't possible to make films to 'fit' everyone's personal lives.
While many lauded Parvathy for her take on Arjun Reddy, which has been slammed by many for promoting 'toxic masculinity', there were also some who trolled her for the remarks.
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Expressing his disappointment with such people, Deverakonda said, "I am normally very understanding. I give people the benefit of doubt. I saw that there was a genuine angst and genuine intention behind these questions. But these people don't know what they are talking about."
"I feel they are very misplaced. I didn't mind the question. I love Parvathy. I admire her work. What irritates me is the social media and media 'hadavidi'. People go nuts. They don't know what they are talking about," he said.
"I dislike that people are celebrating at my cost. That's my issue. I don't care what you think of the film, misogyny or the interview," Deverakonda added.
