Mythri's Ravi Shankar calls Hanuman Ansh's ₹400 crore haul a slap in the face

Producer Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers says Hanuman Ansh grossing ₹400 crore on a ₹2 crore budget feels like a slap in the face for an industry that spends big. He spoke at a pre-release press meet in Hyderabad ahead of the devotional film's Telugu release.

"We are spending crores of rupees with not much to show for it," Ravi Shankar said, calling Hanuman Ansh a real pan-Indian film. He asked the makers to release it in every language they had skipped so far. The Telugu version releases on October 9.

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His comments follow an objectionable deepfake video of Janhvi Kapoor, made with the song Chuttamalle from Devara: Part 1, that spread on social media. Her co-star Jr NTR called its makers "disgusting, sick and shameless" and promised legal action. Janhvi said in a statement that using technology to objectify women without their consent is "almost equivalent to sexual assault". Chiranjeevi, Vijay Deverakonda, Ram Pothineni and Khushbu Sundar were among those who condemned the video.