Veteran Indian cinema actor Prakash Raj is known for his outspoken style and political comments. Recently, he has created a stir in the South Indian film industry (Tollywood) with his sharp reaction. Prakash Raj has taken a dig at South superstars Allu Arjun, Jr NTR and Ram Charan for praising Aditya Dhar’s new film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’.
What is the whole matter?
The controversy started when Prakash Raj shared a cryptic post on social media platform X. While sharing the song ‘Abhi Na Jao Bachde’ from the 1961 film ‘Hum Dono’, he wrote:
“I’m far from ‘Dhurandhar’. Are you too?”
Immediately after this, he quote-tweeted another user’s post, in which the question was raised as to why only the big stars of South are praising this film, while the big names of Bollywood are silent. Prakash Raj quipped on this and wrote, “The signals of loan repayment are now spreading in the South also.”
Superstars praised the film a lot
Let us tell you that after the release of ‘Dhurandhar 2’, big stars like Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu, Vijay Deverakonda and Junior NTR had called the film a ‘masterpiece’. Ram Charan praised the direction of the film and Ranveer Singh’s acting and called it one of the most exciting films of Indian cinema. Prakash Raj’s point was that this praise is not being given for art, but under some ‘invisible pressure’ or ‘agenda’.
Film surrounded by propaganda allegations
Aditya Dhar’s spy-thriller film is being accused of being ‘propaganda’. Famous YouTuber Dhruv Rathi has also strongly criticized the film. Rathi said: “Aditya Dhar’s propaganda has now been completely exposed.” “In the previous film it was subtle, but this time everything is clearly visible in Overconfidence.”
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Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR praise ‘Dhurandhar 2’
Actor Ram Charan also shared the review of Aditya Dhar’s film on X. He wrote, “#DhurandharTheRevenge is raw, thrilling and powerful… @AdityaDharFilms has created a perfect blend of grandeur and emotion. What they have done with this film is truly amazing. @RanveerOfficial has given a stellar performance – completely electrifying and holds your attention from start to finish. @ActorMadhavan sir, @duttsanjay sir and @rampalarjun sir.” Strengthens the film with her powerful performance. #SaraArjun is brilliant in her role. Music by @shashwatology takes the film to even higher heights.”
The actor further added, “Congratulations to @jiostudios and #JyotiDeshpande for supporting this idea and delivering one of the most exciting films of Indian cinema. Best wishes to the entire team.”
YouTuber Dhruv Rathee criticizes ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’
Earlier, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee had also criticized ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ in his X post. Rathi’s post read, “3 months ago I had called Aditya Dhar a BJP propagandist. Now everyone will see it. In the previous film it was a little subtle, but this time they overconfidence made it very blatant. Remember how I said, well-made propaganda is more dangerous? Now it is not even well-made. Lol (sic).”
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has been released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role, along with Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi are seen in important roles. This film has been jointly produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It is the sequel to the film ‘Dhurandhar’ released in December 2025.
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‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ was released in theaters on 19 March 2026, the same day as actor Pawan Kalyan’s Telugu action-drama film ‘Ustad Bhagat Singh’ was also released.