Aishwarya Rajesh says her comment on Rashmika Mandanna was misconstructed
Aishwarya Rajesh was heavily trolled for her comments of Rashmika's character Srivalli, the actress released a clarifying statement that her words were misconstructed.
Khateja Qureshi | Published On: May, 18, 2023 | 01:42 PM
South actress Aishwarya Rajesh, was last seen in Tamil thriller Farhana, in an interview Aishwarya spoke about Rashmika Mandanna’s character of Srivalli from Pushpa: The Rise (2021). Now, the actress has clarified that she never meant she would be better than Rashmika.
Aishwarya publicist took to Twitter and shared the statement, “Talking about work, I was asked in a recent interview on the kind of roles I want to do in Telugu cinema. I replied that I like the Telugu film industry a lot and that I would certainly do Telugu films if I got roles that were to my liking. To cite an example, I said I liked the character of Srivalli in Pushpa a lot as I felt such characters would suit me.”
She added, “However, unfortunately, my statement seems to have been misconstrued and is being reported in such a fashion so as to give the impression that I was disparaging the fantastic work of actress Rashmika Mandanna in the film.”
She concluded: “I wish to clear the confusion that seems to have ensued and clarify very clearly that I have nothing but profound admiration for Rashmika’s work in the film and that I have immense respect for all my fellow actors and actresses.”
