sidharth should apologize says dasari

Veteran filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao seems to have made it his mission these days, to cut down to size young stars, who he thinks have become too big for their boots.

The latest on his hit list is actor Siddharth who earned the wrath of just about everyone for his abusive tweet that reads - "3rd grade 'N'ews channels will sell their families to make up an hour of TV. Clarifying their garbage & lies is not worth our time. Ignore!"

According to sources, Dasari decided to step into the ring and take on the actor, following a complaint from the Film Newscasters Association of Electronic Media (FNAEM). The Association alleged that despite lodging a complaint against Siddharth with the Movie Artiste Association (MAA) and Andhra Pradesh Producers Council, no action has been taken so far. Rubbing salt on their wounds was MAA president Murali Mohan who attempted to downplay it by saying that "Siddharth's comment is not against the Telugu media specifically".

Angered by the inaction, P Raghu, president FNAEM says, "We haven't received any reply from the Producers' Council so far, we've only been told that the letter has been forwarded to producer Dil Raju, who is making a film with Siddharth. We haven't even received a verbal assurance from the council and so we approached Dasari Narayana Rao. He assured us that justice will be done."

And Dasari has taken the issue very seriously, we learn. "He immediately called MAA president Murali Mohan and told him that Siddharth should apologize. When Murali Mohan tried to persuade Dasari that Siddharth's comment was not against the Telugu media, Dasari insisted that the actor should apologize as he is a popular actor in Telugu and currently he is doing mostly Telugu films," reveals our source.

It is also learnt that Dasari spoke firmly with Dil Raju. "Dasari told Raju clearly that if Siddharth does not tender an apology he would take the issue very seriously and make it a 'national issue' because if the comment was not intended for the local Telugu media it must have been for the national media!" adds the source
Industry watchers feel that Siddharth should react before his career in Tollywood is jeopardized. Meanwhile, the FNAEM is planning to approach the Human Rights Commission with regard to Siddharth's derogatory comments. The war is only getting hotter. Watch this space for more.