Overview
- On Thursday, an unnamed X user posted a list calling recent Telugu releases flops and Siddharth Anand replied with a now-deleted one-word comment, ‘Oops,’ which was captured in screenshots and shared widely.
- Telugu film fans and netizens quickly pushed back, disputing the blanket ‘flop’ labels by pointing to recent regional hits such as Kalki 2898 AD, Devara and Hanuman.
- Critics invoked Anand’s earlier remarks about the underperformance of his 2024 film Fighter to challenge his right to mock other industries and to question his box-office credibility.
- Mainstream outlets reported the exchange but there is no public apology or formal statement from Anand as of the latest coverage and the director’s high-profile King remains slated for release on December 24, 2026.
- The episode highlights how a brief social media reaction can escalate into reputational risk for filmmakers, and it could shape public scrutiny of Anand and King in the months before the film’s release.