Director Srikanth Odela of Dasara fame reacted strongly to Konda Surekha over her comments regarding Naga Chaitanya’s divorce with Samantha. He referred himself as Samantha’s fan and stated that she appeared like a sister. “I worked as an assistant director on the movie Rangasthalam.

As a fan who closely observed Samantha Madam every day for 365 days, I can say that she is a blessing to the Telugu film industry. Not just as an artist, but also as a person, she felt like a sister in our home.”

He affirmed that it was so bloody unfortunate to hear such disgusting comments especially from a person in a respectable position. “This shows that power and position can’t buy you dignity,” said he.

“They say that Bathukamma is meant for women, so it’s quite troubling to see issues like this arise during a time when such celebrations are happening,” Srikanth Odela concluded.