04 June,2026 03:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Janhvi Kapoor (Pics via X)
Janhvi Kapoor's second Telugu film Peddi, co-starring Ram Charan has hit the big screens. Audiences who watched the early showings of the film have shared their thoughts on the film on X and other social media platforms. Many have expressed their 'disgust' in the manner in which Kapoor has been portrayed in the film. She plays Charan's love interest, named Achiyyamma, in the Buchi Babu Sana directorial.
Netizens who watched the film on opening have expressed their disappointment and disgust at the way Kapoor has hyper-sexualised in the film. Many accused the makers of using Kapoor for box office numbers alone and not giving her any important character arc.
Directed by Buchi Babu Sana, Peddi, also features names such as Boman Irani, Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor, Jagapathi Babu and Divyenndu. It features Ram Charan as a "crossover athlete" excelling in cricket, wrestling, and sprinting. The actress plays his love interest Achiyamma in the Telugu film.
The audience pointed out that one of the scenes sees Kapoor's character getting kissed without consent by Charan's character.
On the day of the release of Peddi, the actress offered her prayers at the revered Srivari Temple in Andhra Pradesh. She was spotted walking barefoot from her car to the temple dressed in a shimmering aubergine-hued silk saree with floral motifs.
As Janhvi exited the temple, she bowed before the shrine, and touched her forehead to the ground as a mark of respect.
Talking about Hindi cinema, Janhvi was last seen in Shashank Khaitan's Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari starring Varun Dhawan, Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Saraf, Maniesh Paul and Akshay Oberoi.
Janhvi made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama Dhadak. She was then seen in films such as Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Mili, Roohi, Ulajh, Mr. & Mrs. Mahi, Good Luck Jerry and Devara: Part 1.
She has since earned praise for her role as a woman of a lower caste navigating social discrimination in Homebound, directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan.
