India, June 4 -- Dear Tollywood, please stop objectifying your female characters for no reason. Stop assaulting them in the name of romance or vengeance. Stop behaving like you don't understand consent in 2026. Especially when you give your male characters grace in all ways that matter.

I watched Buchi Babu Sana's Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer Peddi's premiere show and walked out feeling like I had watched two different films. One film understood dignity, questioned the loss of identity, and depicted the struggle of a man who wanted to be viewed simply as a human being. But all that applied only to its male lead. *Spoilers ahead*

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