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Rashmika Mandanna was brutally trolled for admitting that she has not watched the recent blockbuster Kantara. However, the Pushpa actress has now shut down the trolls.
Rashmika Mandanna is currently going through an excellent phase in her acting career, with some highly promising projects in her kitty. The actress had a massive box office success with Pushpa, her recent outing in Telugu which eventually emerged as a pan-Indian blockbuster. She made her debut in Bollywood with the slice-of-life drama Goodbye. However, Rashmika Mandanna was recently making headlines after she was brutally trolled for admitting that she has not watched Kantara, the recent blockbuster from Kannada which is her mother tongue.
However, in a recent media interaction, Rashmika Mandanna shut down the trolls and confirmed that she has finally watched Kantara. "I was asked if I watched the film 2-3 days after its release. I couldn’t back then. I’ve now watched it and also messaged the team. They also thanked me for the message.
The world doesn’t know what’s happening on the inside. We can’t put a camera on our personal lives and show it," said the actress. The Pushpa actress, who also reacted to the online trolls, said: "I just have love for them. I don’t know what else I’m supposed to say about it. It’s left to them."
Earlier, Rishab Shetty, the director and leading man of Kantara had hinted at his not-so-good equation with Rashmika Mandanna, during a promotional event of the film. The actor-filmmaker was asked to pick an actress whom he would like to team up with for his next project, among Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Rashmika Mandanna, and Sai Pallavi.
Rishab did not mince his words and revealed that he is not interested in working with Rashmika again. The actor-director also added that he would like to collaborate with both Sai Pallavi and Samantha, in the future.
For the unversed, Rashmika Mandanna made her acting debut with Kirik Party, the popular Kannada film directed by Rishab Shetty. However, the duo's equation reportedly strained after the actress allegedly avoided mentioning her debut film and its cast and crew, in her interviews.
The popular actress is currently busy shooting for two films - the sequel to Pushpa, which has been titled Pushpa 2: The Rule, and the Ranbir Kapoor-starring Bollywood film, Animal. Rashmika Mandanna will be next seen in Varisu, the highly anticipated Thalapathy Vijay starrer, which is gearing up for a grand theatrical release in January 2023.