Rashmika Mandanna defends Sandeep Reddy Vanga's style of filmmaking; spills the beans on Animal Park

Rashmika Mandanna is currently basking in the success of Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Though the film received polarised reviews, it performed extraordinarily at the box office. A section of the audience and critics slammed the movie and director for promoting toxic masculinity. In the latest interaction, Rashmika came in support of Vanga and his vision. She said that he doesn’t change according to what people want, and he should be instead protected.

The Pushpa actress recently shared insights about the Animal sequel Animal Park and also praised Vanga. She said. “That man just functions differently. I don’t know how he thinks, what he eats or what he does. But with Animal you saw, ‘Oh, this is what the audience likes, this is what we like showing the audience, this is the story that we want to maintain’. Now, we have the whole universe. We can play around with whatever we want with Animal Park. So, it’s exciting. And the things that he told me… He’s like, ‘Man, I am going to have a blast in Animal Park,’ and he is that man who enjoys making films,” she told Pinkvilla.

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She continued, “He’s just like, ‘This is the story I want to say,’ and he sticks by it. He doesn’t change according to what people want him to change. So, I love that. I think that man should be protected, and he has to be like that for the rest of his life.” For the unversed, Animal stars Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Triptii Dimri in prominent roles. The film ended with a post-credit scene announcing its sequel titled Animal Park. While Ranbir will play the dual role in the upcoming film, other cast members are yet to be confirmed.

Meanwhile, Rashmika is currently shooting for Pushpa 2: The Rule, the sequel to Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa. The actress will be reprising her role of Srivalli in Sukumar’s directorial. Besides that, she is also set to star in the film The Girlfriend; and D51 (DNS) co-starring Dhanush and Nagarjuna Akkineni.