Animal star Rashmika Mandanna defends Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh: “I didn’t think they were violent films” : Bollywood News

Rashmika Mandanna, who juggles her work between South and Hindi films, will next star in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal. The trailer was unveiled in New Delhi on Thursday. During the event, Rashmika backed director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and defended Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh.

Animal star Rashmika Mandanna defends Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh: “I didn’t think they were violent films”

“When I watched Kabir Singh or Arjun Reddy, I didn't think they were violent films. They were high in intensity. The same is with animals, where you see a little bit of violence. The film is also high in emotions. Sandeep, as a director, is an unapologetic real. People sugarcoat things for the screen, he doesn't do that,” she said.

"It's so amazing because nobody else does that in cinema. He is a very smart director. Why the so much anticipation for the film is only because we are living people's lives which is so real to the core and we are nothing to lie about those characters," she added.

While Vijay Deverakonda led Vanga’s first directorial Arjun Reddy, he helmed the Hindi remake Kabir Singh which was led by Shahid Kapoor.

Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar’s T-Series, Murad Khetani’s Cine1 Studios and Pranay Reddy Vanga’s Bhadrakali Pictures have backed Animal. The film is in the crime drama genre and is releasing on 1st December 2023.