After its OTT release, a contentious sequence in Vijay Deverakonda’s film “The Family Star” provokes outrage

When “The Family Star,” starring Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur, debuted in theaters on April 5, movie received mixed reviews, with several moments receiving criticism. In one scene in particular, Govardhan, played by Vijay, is shown as making a troubling threat to a goon’s relative, which caused a stir.

Telugu and Tamil OTT platforms are presently streaming the movie that was launched on April 5.On X, users are discussing a certain sequence in the movie that they saw when it first came out on digital streaming services.

A goon approaches Govardhan (Vijay Deverakonda), his sister-in-law, demanding money that her husband owes her. In retaliation, Govardhan issues a severe warning that is said to be a threat to the ladies in the goon’s household. The adversary and those in attendance were both taken aback by this scenario, which was added to the earlier discussion on respecting women.

On April 26, after the movie’s digital release, social media users expressed their disappointment. Many attacked both director Parasuram and actor Vijay Deverakonda for crafting the contentious phrase in the first place and for consenting to perform it. Several people voiced their displeasure with the scenario, criticized Govardhan for being portrayed as a hero while making such threats, and pointed out how inconsistent it is.

“The ‘Hero’ in #FamilyStar beats up the goons of a muscleman who preyed upon the women of his family,” an X user said. then goes on to threaten to rape the ladies in Goon’s household. I just have that to say.

“Just watched Family Star,” someone another said. It is intended for Devarakonda’s character to be the nice guy. However, he is threatening to rape the female members of the Villain’s family. Arjun Reddy’s actions would now be indicative of a jerk acting inappropriately. However, the purportedly virtuous person in Family star ends up acting in this way.”
Another person who shared the video said, “It is unacceptable for a hero to advocate for rape threats.” @TheDeverakonda, why didn’t you say no to this? Individuals with your level of decency ought to have shunned this conversation.”

Discussions about character depiction and the duty of filmmakers to represent delicate subjects on screen were spurred by the dispute.