New Delhi: Venkatesh, also known as victory Venkatesh, and his nephew Rana Daggubati have both established a distinctive image in South Indian cinema.
Recently, the nephew-uncle duo made their big OTT debut with the web series ‘Rana Naidu’ on Netflix.
The Indian adaption of the Hollywood series Ray Donovan; Rana Naidu has left the audiences in shock with its heavy-handed sex scenes, curse words, and innuendo. The concern escalates as the excessive nudity doesn’t serve any actual purpose in the plotline.
The 10-episode series revolves around Rana, a handyman who fixes ‘problems’ of the super-rich and his unsavory Father Naga Naidu.
The story gains pace when Naga Naidu is released from prison after 15 years and his arrival may cause problems for the Bollywood star Prince Reddy. While Naga wishes to fix his estranged relationship with her family, Rana is adamant to keep his father in check and save Prince Reddy.
Although the series is garnering positive reviews because of its engaging storyline, it has also attracted tons of criticism for filthy scenes and language.
#rananaidu web series in @netflix #netflix has to be banned immediately . Tamil dialogues are worst with all bad words and scenes are more than that. What @censor board is doing ? @khushsundar Kind attention please . I got this as a concern from many other women too
— Vijayalakshmi D ?? (@vijiscdl) March 12, 2023
And all fingers are being pointed at the lead duo, Venkatesh and Rana Daggubati. The former who has been working for the South Indian Cinema over the last 3 decades has built an image of a family actor. Now that he is seen uttering foul language throughout the series, his fanbase has been left heartbroken.
Thanks to its woke and vulgar content my mother couldn’t watch her fav actor Venkatesh perhaps for first time
What a great letdown from Daggubati family #RanaNaidu
If they think that obscenity sells then it is a diminishing return and path to disaster https://t.co/JnfKX52Epr— Swathi Bellam (@BellamSwathi) March 12, 2023
Absolutely! I agree with every word you have written . Venkatesh was such polite and disciplined person . It hurt me so much to see him like that
— Bulldozer Basanti (@Buldozerbasanti) March 12, 2023
Many have started to question whether putting aside ethics and years-old brand image for a Netflix series was worth it for him. The same heat can be felt for Rana Daggubati, who attracts younger audiences.
From making leader lanti classics to making ultra shit scrap like rana naidu , where the only movie is to attrack audience by cuss words , 18+ content.! Drastic fall of Rana#RanaNaidu pic.twitter.com/y8uLQeiN9U
— Tonygaaaadu (@tonygaaaadu) March 11, 2023
You r very much right. I could not watch the trailer for a minute. Obsolutely vulgar, woke n is truly soft porn. Don’t understand why @VenkyMama had to stoop so low for a stupid ott show. Disgusting n shame on you both @VenkyMama and @RanaDaggubati .
— sudha reddy (@simply_sudha) March 13, 2023
Many fans complained about how women are objectified throughout the series.
I was honestly so excited for Rana Naidu, but it’s disappointing. All the series has been 3 episodes in is adding curse words into every sentence to the point of it sounding awkward and objectifying women in every way possible.
— sai (@Saisailu97) March 13, 2023
