Women are often trolled by men for speaking up about the traumas and hardships they have faced in life. Some men think that women use their sad experiences to gain public sympathy. Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has become the target of this mindset after her film Shaakunalam failed to work at the box office. In a recent interview, a South Indian film industry producer criticised Samantha for her film choices and also blamed her for gaining sympathy by doing “Cheap acts”.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu was recently seen in the Gunashekhar film Shaakuntalam opposite Dev Mohan. During a media interaction, film producer Chittibabu made negative remarks about the actress after her recent release tanked at the box office. He criticised Samantha Ruth Prabhu for wrong film choices, and also stated that she had lost the status of a “Heroine”. The producer also said that Samantha Ruth accepted to do the ‘O Antava Antava; song after divorce only for her livelihood, and further added that she accepts all the offers that come her way.
Chittibabu also accused Samantha Ruth Prabhu of doing “Cheap” and “Insane” acts to play with the public sentiment. And further stated his disinterest in her film Shaakuntalam. He also said that Samantha had lost the reputation of a “Good Heroine” after playing the role of Shakuntala.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared a cryptic post on her social media handle amid all the criticism of her movie Shaakuntalam. She shared a picture of herself with a Bhagavad Gita quote in the caption. It means that nobody has control over the fruits of hard work (Karma) and therefore, one should not attach themselves to the results but rather focus on doing the action.
Why is it that men outrightly blame actresses for their choices after one failure in their lives? And the most annoying part here was when he brought in Samantha’s divorce as the reason for her downfall. Seriously, one flop movie and he goes on to say this? Would he have used the same words or confidently made a statement about a career being over if it was a male actor? Also, did he appreciate her for other strong performances that she delivered on screen?