Sandeep Reddy Vanga took a direct shot at Sekhar Kammula’s heroes, but social media was quick to turn the heat back on him. Speaking at an event, Vanga openly said that he does not like the heroes in Sekhar Kammula’s films. The blunt remark immediately caught attention, and what followed was a wave of reactions from Kammula fans online.
Instead of debating Vanga’s opinion alone, social media users started questioning his own approach to hero characters. The counterattack is simple: Kammula has written protagonists with very different personalities and backgrounds across films such as Anand, Godavari, Happy Days and Leader.
That comparison has now become the biggest weapon against Vanga. His own protagonists, meanwhile, are often built around aggression, intensity, dominance and extreme emotional behaviour. With that familiar template in mind, several users are questioning whether Vanga is really in a position to dismiss another filmmaker’s style of hero writing.
The backlash has grown beyond a few individual reactions, with a wider social-media discussion emerging around Vanga’s comments. Sekhar Kammula supporters are defending the filmmaker while turning the criticism towards Vanga’s own hero template.
Vanga may have simply stated his personal opinion, but social media has given it a different direction. He questioned Kammula’s heroes, and now his own heroes are being put under the microscope.
నాకు Sekhar Kammula హీరోలు నచ్చరు!
– @imvangasandeep pic.twitter.com/OeG6jKNJUb
— M9 NEWS (@M9News_) September 8, 2026
