During the teaser release event of his next film ‘Ante Sundaraniki,’ Nani said that there would be no Kannada version of the film since the Kannada audience is well versed in the Telugu language, and they will be able to enjoy it in the original Telugu version.
But this statement has not gone well with the Kannadigas. Many of them on social media started trolling Nani for not dubbing the film in Kannada. Many complain that not all Kannada audiences understand Telugu and his statement reeks of arrogance. So Nani’s statement has sort of backfired.
Kannadigas were always angry about Telugu films doing very well in Karnataka and even doing better than Kannada films in cities like Bengaluru. If not for KGF Chapter 2, the highest-grossing film in Karnataka is Baahubali 2. They claim that the Kannada film industry has been suffering huge losses for a long time due to Telugu movies releasing in Karnataka. So their anger is kind of justified when Nani says he won’t release Ante Sundaraniki in Kannada.
Seeing the outburst on social media, Nani tried to handle the situation by tweeting, “Apologies if not conveyed properly, proud of Kannada cinema and its success across the boundaries.”
We have to see if the Kannada audience accepts his apologies and watches Ante Sundaraniki in the Telugu version.
