South Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna, in her recent press meet with the reporters, opened on getting banned by Kannada film industry due to the rift between herself and Rishab Shetty of “Kantala” fame. The actress said that she watched “Kantala” recently and congratulated the team and also made sure that no producer has banned her yet as per the speculations. The actress’s statement about not watching “Kantara” of Rishab shetty who introduced her through his “Kirk” party landed her in trouble.

 

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Rashmika got accused of being “ungrateful” to Kannada’s actor-producer Rakshith Shetty’s production house which gave her the opportunity to enter film industry. In one of her recent interactions with the media where she spoke at length about her journey of becoming an actress, Rashmika failed to mention the production house owned by Rakshith Shetty.

Rashmika said that she never planned to become an actress at all. While talking about how she git her first break with “Kirk Party” that made her an overnight star, Rashmika refrained from mentioning the name of the production house Paramvah studios, co-founded by Rakshith Shetty, her former fiance.

This Hits Hard 😂 🤣😂 #RishabShetty 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/sd9n2NFken

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A group of fans got irked over the actress not mentioning Rakshith’s production house which is evident through the comments that surfaced in social media platforms. For the uninitiated, Rashmika and Rakshith were in a  relationship and the duo even got engaged to each other. However, they announced about their break up for reasons best known to them.

In addition, “Kantara” fame Rishabh Shetty who also directed “Kirk Party”, dismissed a question about working with Rashmika Mandanna recently. It is notable that both Rishabh and Rakshith sharing a close bond with each other.

 

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In the interaction, Rishabh was asked to pick an actress among Rashmika, Samantha, Keerthy Suresh and Sai Pallavi to work with in future. Without naming anyone, Rishabh said “I don’t like such (makes the sign of air quotes) types of actor. But I like the work of Samantha and Sai Pallavi very much” he said.

After the series of events, it has been speculated that Kannada theatre owners, organisations and the film industry are miffed with Rashmika and even planning to take an action against her by banning her upcoming films Pushpa 2 and Varisu in Karnataka.

A tweet reporting about the same is doing rounds in social media platforms, despite the authenticity not being confirmed.  Now, talking with the reporters, the actress said “I was asked if I watched the film 2-3 days after its release. I couldn’t back then. I have watched it now and also messaged him. They also thanked me for the message. The world doesn’t know what’s happening inside. We can’t put a camera Inside and show our personal lives”

 

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Talking about getting banned from the Kannada film industry, Rashmika said that no one has banned her as of now. Responding to the hate she has been receiving from public, Rashmika 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”

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#RashmikaMandanna on Trolls and also clarifies she did actually watch #Kantara recently! pic.twitter.com/9jqGM68E6G

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