Vijay reacts to Parvathy criticism
The South Indian star says he is ‘irritated’ by the online vitriol directed at him
Actress Parvathy is winning hearts for slamming Arjun Reddy in front of its lead actor Vijay Deverakonda, who is clearly not enjoying that people are “celebrating” at his cost. “I am very irritated right now. I can’t keep it in and I want to take it out. If I will keep it in, it will become a tumour inside me,” he said during a session at the International Film Festival of India.
The irritation had a lot to do with people’s reactions to a recent round table discussion featuring, among others, Parvathy and Deverakonda.
During the interview, Parvathy had said: “Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh had the visual grammar of glorification, Joker did not. At no point did I look at the character Joaquin [Phoenix] played and think ‘I totally agree with you. You must kill everyone’.”
“We can watch a tragedy and leave it without feeling inspired to follow it. Whereas if you’re telling there is no passion in a relationship without slapping each other and I see the comments on YouTube where people are resonating and engaging with that, you can see... you’re inciting violence,” she added.
Soon, fans on the internet praised Parvathy for her take on Arjun Reddy, which has been slammed by many for promoting
Vijay Deverakonda. “toxic masculinity”.
Explaining why he is irritated, Deverakonda said: “I am normally very understanding. I give people the benefit of the doubt. I saw that there was a genuine angst and genuine intention behind these questions. But these people don’t know what they are talking about.”
“I dislike that people are celebrating at my cost. That’s my issue. I don’t care what you think of the film, misogyny or the interview,” he added.