India, Aug. 17 -- Shiva Nirvana's upcoming film Irumudi is releasing in theatres on August 21. The film stars Ravi Teja in the lead with child star Nakshathra as his co-star. At the pre-release event, in a light-hearted moment, Ravi used a term to describe Nakshatra. While the term he used has been used as a term of endearment in some regions of the Telugu states, it has usually held a negative connotation.

At the pre-release event of Irumudi, Nakshatra asked Ravi, "What nickname would you like to give me?" When the actor said the term twice, as those around him awkwardly laughed, the child artist said, "Sorry, I don't know the meaning." Ravi replied, "I will tell you later." Some in the audience hooted and laughed loudly at that. While ...