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New Delhi:

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal swept the Filmfare Awards 2024. The movie clinched 5 trophies, together with Best Actor to Best Background Score and Best Sound Design. Surprisingly, Animal’s feminine lead, Rashmika Mandanna, did not even safe a nomination. In a current interview with Siddharth Kannan, Sandeep Reddy Vanga expressed his astonishment at Rashmika’s absence from the Best Actress nominations. Reflecting on her efficiency within the movie, Sandeep remarked, “It is not an easy performance, what I believed. She was giggling, laughing. She is going mad. She is going crazy. That was not easy. It is an 11 minute scene . She was holding the scene.”

Sandeep Reddy Vanga additionally revealed that he would not “believe in awards”. The director added that he attended Filmfare primarily to assist the forged and crew. In his personal phrases, “Genuinely, I don’t believe in awards and all. But I went because 19 nominations hai and the entire team was there. So why should there be an absentee director there?” 

It’s not the primary time Sandeep Reddy Vanga has come to Rashmika Mandanna’s defence. Prior to Animal‘s launch, a scene from the trailer confirmed Rashmika clenching her enamel whereas delivering dialogue, which many discovered incomprehensible. Addressing the problem, Sandeep instructed India Today, “She was supposed to speak in a particular way because it’s a very emotional scene. I knew there would be a certain reaction to it. When someone is feeling a certain emotion, then they speak with their teeth clenched. I think keeping it in the trailer has only given it multiple views. When you see it as part of the larger scene in the movie, it will make more sense.” 

Released in December final 12 months, Animal featured Ranbir Kapoor in lead. Anil Kapoor, Triptii Dimri, Bobby Deol, and Shakti Kapoor have been additionally a part of the movie.