Vijay within the trailer. (Courtesy: YouTube)

New Delhi:

Telugu superstar Vijay Deverakonda is making headlines as he addressed the problem of misogyny on the trailer launch occasion of his new movie Kushi. Vijay will share display house with Samantha Ruth Prabhu within the movie. In the trailer, Vijay is seen telling a lady, “Meri market me reputation kharab hai varna main feminist hoon (My reputation is bad in the market but I am a feminist).” Taking a cue from that dialogue, Vijay Deverakonda was requested by DNA on the press convention whether or not it is a reply to those that hurled misogynist tag at him for his portrayal of controversial Arjun Reddy within the movie titled Arjun Reddy. Vijay Deverakonda stated to DNA, “Now what to do, they had called me a misogynist so many times. Everybody had called me this so many times. But those who know me know who I am. So I don’t need to say anything beyond that.”

Vijay Deverakonda addressed the problem of misogyny on the present of Koffee With Karan final yr. In the movie Arjun Reddy, the protagonist of the identical title has been perceived as an emblem of poisonous masculinity by a big part of viewers. Vijay Deverakonda, taking part in the titular function, acquired flak from viewers. In the film, Arjun slaps his love curiosity and the scene acquired harsh criticism.  

When Karan Johar requested the actor whether or not the criticism was justified, Vijay stated, “I’m no one to say it is right or wrong but they two did it, lived a happy life, and had a kid. But I’m not saying nobody should have a problem with it. Imagine you’ve been in a relationship that was abusive and then you see this film. It’s painful to watch this happening on screen. These are your nightmares as a woman, as a wife, or as a girlfriend and when you see it playing out on a screen, you’ll hate it. And I understand that you disagree with it and I respect that you don’t like it.”

When requested if he might ever be Arjun in actual life, Vijay Deverakonda stated, “I would never raise my hand. If it reaches a point where I feel such anger towards a woman, I will walk out. I will never reach a point where it gets abusive in nature. You don’t need that stress in life. If something is stressful, walk off.”

Vijay Deverakonda will subsequent be seen in Kushi. Sharing the trailer of the film, Vijay wrote, “It’s here. This Aug 9th. 2 mins 41 secs of #KushiTrailer”

Take a take a look at the trailer right here:

Vijay Deverakonda is understood for films like Arjun Reddy, Ye Mantram Vesave, Mahanati, Nadigaiyar Thilagam, Geetha Govindam and Dear Comrade, to call a number of.