Rashmika Mandanna Disregard Kannada: Popular South Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna is in the limelight again. But not because of her films. This time, it’s because of a controversial statement she made at a recent media interaction, saying that Tamil was the language she learned first. The comment has set tongues wagging all over social media. With fans and pundits opining on the genuineness and implications of her statement.

A Surprising Assertion

While campaigning for her new film in Chennai, Rashmika explained, “I mastered Tamil first. It is close to my heart.” The remark took everyone by surprise, particularly since the actress is from Karnataka, where the native tongue is Kannada. So far, Rashmika had talked about her origins in Coorg and her bonding with Kannada cinema a lot, so what she said now came across as contradictory to her previous interviews.

Backlash by Netizens

After her statement, social media was filled with contradictions. Tamil fans greeted her with open arms, valuing her attempt to reach out to the Tamil audience. But some of the Kannada-speaking people accused her of attempting to appease audiences selectively. Based on the geography where she is promoting a film. A few even took it as far as to deem her “opportunistic,” a matter which has yet again elicited conversations about the demands on actors to appease regional audiences.

There are industry experts who believe that perhaps the whole statement was premeditated and it was a strategy for the actress to achieve more mileage in the Tamil circuit. Where she is attempting to properly get a foothold. In any case, insiders said the hoo-haa was exaggerated to an egregious degree. Many of these controversies rage around pan-Indian stars who navigate across belligerent lingual marketplaces
Rashmika Reaction

As of now, Rashmika has given no clarification on her comments. However, sources close to her are saying it’s only her gushing about the Tamil language and that there was no intent to insult any place or people.

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This incident emphasizes the tightrope actors need to walk in India’s multicultural cinema space. Although Rashmika’s comments may have been sincere, it also shows that any and all public figures can have any and all of their comments manipulated and converted into controversy.

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