Peddi from Prathyangira Cinemas debuted in India — where it’s the top Telugu opener of 2026 — as well as Stateside this weekend amid a social media controversy accusing the film of objectifying its female lead.
In an unusual move, writer-director Buchi Babu Sana agreed Saturday to modify the scenes called out by critics of the film, which opened to $1.1 million at 755 North American locations for a cume pushing $3 million including Thursday screenings, according to Rentrak (previously Comscore). Set in the rural state of Andhra Pradesh in the 1980s, Peddi stars Ram Charan as a spirited villager
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