Rashmika Mandanna is currently basking in the success of her latest film ‘Chhaava’, which had a good opening at the box office. Amid the praise for her performance, the actor has been receiving backlash for saying ‘I am from Hyderabad’ at an event for Chhaava. For the unversed, Rashmika is from Coorg, Karnataka, and started her acting career with Kannada cinema. She gained popularity after starring in Telugu films.
Rashmika’s comment have caused backlash as netizens accused her of disowning her Kannada roots. However, many fans came in support of Rashmika and clarified that the Pushpa star currently lives in Hyderabad. The actor had said, “Because I’m from Hyderabad, and I have come alone and today I hope I am a part of all of your family.”
'@iamRashmika, I sometimes feel pity for you for receiving unnecessary negativity/targeting from our fellow Kannadigas.
— Virat👑Rocky✨️ (@Virat_Rocky18) February 14, 2025
But when you make statements like this I think they are right and you deserve the backlash.👍#Kannada #Chaava #RashmikaMandanna pic.twitter.com/RBY7RcpHgP
Here’s How Fans Defended Rashmika:
Rashmika recently penned a heartfelt note on Instagram in which she talked about her role in Chhaava. She wrote, “Maharani Yesubai. I am a better writer than a speaker, so here goes. I had watched the film called mimi and I loved the film so much that I wanted to invite Laxman sir for the screening of my film goodbye and so i messaged him and that’s when the journey began Cz sir immediately asked me if he could call me and we spoke and he was telling me he wanted to meet me for his next film.. and I thought he was just being nice, but the meeting actually did happen, and it made me so so so happy that it did happen.. I truly thank the universe for this.”
She added, “I didn’t know what the story was. I didn’t know why they came to me, I didn’t know how they even saw me as the maharani. I didn’t even know what was happening.. when i actually heard the narration i was confused, shocked but also so grateful, overwhelmed and so so so happy that I didnt know how to react because I didn’t know how we were going to achieve this.”
“And then the maharani came in all her glory. She is fierce – she is powerful – she is graceful – she is a true queen. Her love is the love I truly relate to – it’s so pure so divine and so respectful and so true that Maharaj and Maharani are always connected beyond just words,” she concluded.
On the work front, Rashmika will next star in the movie ‘The Girlfriend’.
