Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga has sparked controversy with his remarks about Sekhar Kammula's male protagonists. While he admires Kammula's female characters, he expressed a strong dislike for the male leads, prompting an online debate on their differing character portrayals. Many users defend Kammula's heroes as authentic and relatable, contrasting them with Vanga's bold and uncompromising male characters.