India, June 8 -- Ever since the release of Peddi, the Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor film has been facing intense criticism over its portrayal of women and the hypersexualisation of its female lead. On Saturday, director Buchi Babu Sana responded to the backlash and apologised. Now director Pradeep Advaitham has reviewed the Telugu film, commenting on the issues with the female lead and how the film provides a lot of answers itself.

Pradeep recently directed Champion, the historical sports drama starring Roshan Meka and Anaswara Rajan.

Taking to his Instagram, Pradeep Advaitham began, "What makes Peddi particularly relevant today is that beneath its rural setting lies a universal conflict the fight for identity. Peddi's struggle to be see...