Noted Telugu actor Allu Arjun has recently initiated legal action against a brand manager after she claimed that she was handed a list of 42 rules before meeting the Pushpa star.

Denying the claims, Allu Arjun's team released a statement, calling it "completely baseless and untrue." They further added, "He has always conducted himself with the utmost dignity and honour. We take these false allegations seriously. Our legal team is initiating defamation procedings against those responsible."

What did the brand manager say?

In a recent podcast interview, Kaveri Baruaha, a brand manager, who had previously worked in Royal Enfield, had discussed details about meeting Allu Arjun and his team. Before she was allowed to see him, she claimed that she was given a list of 42 do's and don'ts which included "not looking into his eyes" or "shaking his hands." "My another interesting encounter was with Allu Arjun, the mega star of Hyderabad. South stars comes with entourage. Before meeting him, we had a note which had 42 dos and don’ts. And they have many managers. They are very strict and instructed me, 'don't look into sir's eyes, don't shake your hands'."

When probed on why these rules existed, she replied, "How will I know. That is the rule. I won't say more."

The clip soon became viral on social media pages, leading to many discussions on star culture. A significant amount of posts also criticised Allu Arjun for establishing the rules. Since then, Kaveri has deleted her social media handles. After denying these allegations, Allu Arjun's team had also requested people from sharing unverified content online.

On the work front, Allu Arjun is currently working with Atlee on an untitled film AA22xA6 which also stars Deepika Padukone as the female lead. Following that film, he will be collaborating with Lokesh Kanagaraj.