Vijay Deverakonda has been a national heartthrob for a while now. However, the addition of ‘THE’ to his name left even his fans somewhat disappointed. While it is a common culture in the South Indian film industry to carry iconic titles such as ‘Thalapathy’ and ‘Thalaivar’, the change to Vijay’s name didn’t go as he had hoped. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Vijay addressed the criticism and expressed his discomfort with labels like ‘Southern sensation’.
Vijay Deverakonda reacts to the backlash on his name
In a recent conversation, Vijay Devrakonda reflected on the situation and shared that there was a ‘crazy’ amount of backlash to the addition of ‘THE’ to his name. He noted how he was not the first one to do so. However, he received criticism for something that was a comparatively common practice. He shared how he was probably the only one without a tagline, and yet when he opted for one, it blew up against him. He was quoted as saying:
“That was a whole situation in itself. There was a crazy amount of backlash because ‘The’ was added to my name. Interestingly, no other person has ever received backlash for something like that. You can have any name—from Universal Star to People’s Star—and people younger than me, older than me, those who debuted before me, everyone has a tagline. I was probably the only one without one. Nobody else gets backlash.”