- Director Siddharth Anand faced backlash after calling recent Telugu films flops
- Telugu fans highlighted hits like Kalki 2898 AD and Devara in response
- Anand was criticized for relying heavily on Hollywood ideas in his films
Director Siddharth Anand has landed in trouble after his controversial comment about Telugu films went viral. The filmmaker reacted to a post – now deleted – labelling several recent films featuring NTR Jr, Pawan Kalyan, Vijay Deverakonda, Ram Charan, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu and Nandamuri Balakrishna as flops.
The fans of Telugu cinema did not take kindly to the comment and pointed out that Kalki 2898 AD and Devara had performed well at the box office. Others turned the criticism back on Anand by bringing up the theatrical performance of his own films. Some users also accused him of depending too much on Hollywood ideas.
The controversy started when an X user posted a list of recent films, including Devara, They Call Him OG, Kingdom, Peddi, The Raja Saab, Guntur Kaaram and Daaku Maharaj. The individual called all these films flops in the post. Siddharth Anand then responded with “Oops", which led to strong responses from Telugu fans.
Oops
— Siddharth Anand (@justSidAnand) August 19, 2026
Siddharth Anand takes a dig at recent telugu big budget movie failures. The Post is now deleted by the author but Siddharth's tweet is still there
by u/Both-Measurement-731 in BollyBlindsNGossip
Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “You can't even make a film without copying Hollywood. Why are you involving this kind of tweets bro? Make a film with your own standards without copying Hollywood, then come to this kind of debates.”
You can't even make a film without copying Hollywood why you are involving this kind of tweets bro
— DC FAN (@Sadak269) August 20, 2026
Make a film with your own standards without copying Hollywood then come to this kind of debates chal nikal idhar sey
Another shared, “Just oops-ing back. WAR 2 = DISASTER (damage control done by promoting it in HYDERABAD). ALPHA = DISASTER. BRAHMASTRA = DISASTER. FIGHTER = DISASTER. And where do you guys turn to when y'all face disasters? SOUTH STARS THAT LIVE IN HYDERABAD.”
@justSidAnand - just oops-ing back
— Nitesh (@nitesh_rudhra06) August 20, 2026
- WAR 2 = DISASTER (damage control done by promoting it in HYDERABAD)
- ALPHA = DISASTER
- BRAHMASTRA = DISASTER
- FIGHTER = DISASTER
and where do you guys turn your butts to when yall face disasters - SOUTH STARS THAT LIVE IN HYDERABAD.
“Says the director who blamed the audience for the flop of Fighter. Kalki 1000cr, Devara Hit, OG had one of the biggest openings in India. Your next movie is King, if you have guts, release it against Prabhas again,” a comment read.
Says the director who blamed audience for the flop of Fighter ???? @justSidAnand
— ⚡Rampage⚡ (@endhi_peekedhi) August 19, 2026
Kalki 1000cr, Devara Hit, OG had one of the biggest opening in india
Your next movie is KING, if you have guts release it against prabhas again. pic.twitter.com/gS7FYAxCSu
An individual stated, “Your movies look like a combination of TV commercial advertisements.”
haa haa???? , your movies look like a combination of TV commercial advertisements????????????
— Sankarsh (@Sankarsh970) August 20, 2026
Another mentioned, “Devara was a hit, Peddi was average. Hanuman blockbuster. Kalki 2898 AD blockbuster. Saripodhaa Sanivaaram superhit. Learn to make proper films first and have some grounding instead of saying absolute bakwas like 90% of people have not flown, hence Fighter was not a hit.”
One more added, “You ain't Aditya Dhar.”
Bro you are directing king
— mufasaa (@DHFM4L) August 20, 2026
Calm down
You ain't Aditya Dhar
Siddharth Anand is preparing for his next big directorial project, King, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The film is scheduled to release in theatres on December 24.
