Several stars within the South Indian film industry carry iconic titles similar to Thalapathy and Thalaivar. Nonetheless, Vijay Deverakonda recently faced criticism after simply adding ‘The’ tag before his name. Reflecting on the incident, Vijay recalled the backlash and has now decided to drop the article.
Vijay Deverakonda Reveals Facing Criticism For Using THE Tag In His Name
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Vijay addressed the criticism and shared his feelings about labels like “Southern sensation.” Speaking in regards to the controversy, he explained, “That was an entire situation in itself. There was a crazy amount of backlash because ‘The’ was added to my name. Interestingly, no other person has ever received backlash for something like that. You may have any name—from Universal Star to People’s Star. And folks younger than me, older than me, those that debuted before me, everyone has a tagline. I used to be probably the just one without one. No one else gets backlash.”
Throughout the promotions of Liger, Vijay revealed that his team had encouraged him to adopt a tag, as people had already begun coining their titles for him. Although he initially resisted, preferring to be recognised just by his name. He eventually gave in, noting that the media had began calling him the “Southern sensation,” the “Rowdy star,” and other monikers.
He added, “Then they (his team) said, ‘We’ll use this Southern sensation,’ and I replied, ‘I’m not a Southern sensation, I’m from India. I would like to be known by India, on the very least, someday.’ I felt every little thing was limiting. And, I would like to be often known as Vijay Deverakonda, and should you do need a tag, ‘The’ is enough. But people were like, ‘How are you going to put ‘The’?’ I used to be like, the entire point of ‘The’ was that I didn’t need a tag. If people don’t want it, chop it off.”
Vijay also shared that he has now instructed his team to remove ‘The’ from his name. And confirmed that he won’t be credited as ‘The Vijay Deverakonda’ in his upcoming film Kingdom.
Vijay’s Upcoming Film
Kingdom is a Telugu-language spy motion thriller directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. Produced by S. Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya under Sithara Entertainments and Fortune 4 Cinemas, the film also stars Satyadev and Bhagyashri Borse. It’s the primary a part of a planned duology and is scheduled for release on July 31.
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