Vijay Deverekonda calls Savithri a cool chick' , justifies his comment
Posting a picture of Savithri and revealing the fact that she was fond of vintage cars, he wrote what a cool chick'.
Vijay Deverekonda of Arjun Reddy fame who is shooting in the city for his debut Tamil movie Nota is in the midst of controversy for addressing legendary actress Savithri as a ‘Cool Chick’ on his social media handle. The Savithri biopic titled Mahanati in Telugu and Nadigayar Thilagam in Tamil, with Keerthi Suresh playing the titular role and Dulquer, Samantha and Vijay Devarakonda in pivotal roles, is to hit the marquee soon.
Posting a picture of Savithri and revealing the fact that she was fond of vintage cars, he wrote ‘what a cool chick’. The comment did not go down well with netizens who were seen lashing out on Vijay for calling the renowned actress as ‘chick’ and asked him to apologise.
A few did come to his rescue saying he may have used the term ‘chick’ for Keerthi, who is also acting in the film, but Deverekonda’s subsequent tweets revealed that he meant only Savithri. He said, “All who want an apology – See me at Chennai Leela Palace, where the audio launch of Mahanati is happening. I think she (Savithri) would have been super happy to be called in admiration "what a cool chick" compared to home wrecker and alcoholic”
“She was many things — fearless, philanthropic, generous. But, at her core, she was like anyone else — a girl with dreams first, a woman who loved & wanted to be loved next and a superstar last.”
Finally, he asks people to write to him. “But if you want to decide how I write my posts and think you know better - you can apply for the post to "teamdeverakonda @gmail.com". That way you'll also get a job”.