Hyderabad, Aug. 31 -- Yash's latest release Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups may be continuing its theatrical run, but the Geetu Mohandas directorial has faced a strong backlash from sections of audiences and critics over its storyline, graphic violence and sexual content.

Amid the debate around the film, an old controversy involving Yash producer Allu Aravind has resurfaced online. It all start after the actor's mother, Pushpa Arun Kumar hit back in her latest chat with media.

In comments that are now going viral, Pushpa strongly defended her son's career and questioned the repeated narrative that Yash became a star only after KGF.

"My son is not a terrorist. He was already a successful star in Karnataka before KGF and has delivered ...