Ram Charan’s Peddi Is Winning at the Box Office But Losing the Internet Over Janhvi Kapoor’s Role

Peddi has arrived in theatres with massive expectations — and while Ram Charan’s performance is earning genuine applause, the film is fighting a different battle online over how it treats its leading lady.

What’s Peddi Controversy About?

The theatrical release of Buchi Babu Sana’s sports drama Peddi, starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor, has ignited a wave of discussion across digital platforms. While audiences have praised Ram Charan’s commanding screen presence in the cricket and wrestling-driven narrative, fans have expressed strong disappointment over the portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor’s character Achiyamma.

Fans have highlighted sequences where dialogue and camera angles lean heavily into the unnecessary depersonalisation of the female lead — including a widely criticised scene where the male protagonist tracks her by physical attributes rather than her face, and a sequence where physical contact is initiated despite the female lead’s onscreen objections, sparking a debate on consent.

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What Fans and Critics Are Saying

Social media hasn’t held back. A user on X posted: “Director’s sensibilities aside, what happened to the lead actors’ sensibilities when it came to that sequence. It’s very bizarre.” Another user compared certain framing choices to restrictive close-ups designed to force specific audience reactions.

Adding fuel to the fire, a viral social media screenshot claims that Janhvi Kapoor reportedly ‘liked’ an Instagram post calling her role “the most expensive disrespect” to an actress. As a result, Peddi has reignited a broader debate regarding the presentation of women in mainstream commercial cinema.

While Janhvi Kapoor makes the most of her limited screen time, the screenplay struggles to integrate her character seamlessly, relying on repetitive, surface-level tropes — mirroring structural issues seen in Devara — that ultimately limit her role’s impact within the core plot.

The debate around female representation in Indian cinema is not new, but Peddi has brought it back into sharp focus with renewed urgency.

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