Rajendra Prasad calls out Allu Arjun’s Pushpa for glorifying a red sandal smuggler

Industry veteran Rajendra Prasad during the promotion of his upcoming original webseries Harikatha, called out the ‘glorification of anti-hero characters’ in films. While taking an example, he indirectly referred to Allu Arjun’s Pushpa Raj character and remarked, “The other day we saw a red sandal smuggler becoming hero. These are the kind of films working today.” Rajendra Prasad made the statement while talking about social responsibility in films and said that Harikatha has a strong moral fibre. 

Interestingly Rajendra Prasad and Allu Arjun both starred in the 2012 action entertainer, Julayi, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. 

Harikatha is written and directed by Maggi. The original webseries is produced by TG Vishwa Prasad under the banner of People Media Factory, in association with Vivek Kuchibotla and Krithi Prasad. 

Harikatha’s technical crew has cinematography by Vijay Ulaganath and art direction by Kiran Mamidi. Suresh Bobbili scored music for the intense web series. The extended cast includes Divi Vaidthya, Pujitha Ponnada, Srikanth, Mounika Reddy, Arjun Ambati, among others. The webseries is set to stream on Disney + Hotstar from Deember 13. 

Meanwhile, Pushpa 2: The Rule has grossed Rs 829 crore worldwide in the shortest theatrical window ever. The film is inching closer to being the fastest 1000 crore grosser.