{"id":344,"date":"2026-08-07T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/varun-tej-breaks-silence-on-korean-kanakaraju-controversy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:09:12","slug":"varun-tej-breaks-silence-on-korean-kanakaraju-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/varun-tej-breaks-silence-on-korean-kanakaraju-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Varun Tej Breaks Silence On Korean Kanakaraju Controversy &#8211; Filmy Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- below_title_art_eng --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- native share code starts --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- native share code ends --><\/p>\n<div class=\"articleImg\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/axsmwioqmf3c.compat.objectstorage.ap-hyderabad-1.oraclecloud.com\/static.filmyfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Varun-Tej-Breaks-Silence-On-Korean-Kanakaraju-Controversy.jpg\" alt=\"Varun Tej Breaks Silence On Korean Kanakaraju Controversy\"\/>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmyfocus.com\/celebs\/Varun-Tej\">Varun Tej<\/a> has addressed the controversy surrounding <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmyfocus.com\/movies\/Korean-Kanakaraju\">Korean Kanakaraju<\/a>. During a media interaction he clarified that the team never intended to hurt or insult anyone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Art_eng_after_1 --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the controversial episode was shot in November last year and was only an imitation nut not an insult to any actor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Varun also reminded that several popular actors have been imitated in his previous films. The promotional content had sparked criticism on social media with some viewers objecting to certain scenes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Varun requested audiences not to judge the film based on a few promotional clips. Korean Kanakaraju had its paid premieres last night and is receiving a positive response.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Directed by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmyfocus.com\/celebs\/Merlapaka-Gandhi\">Merlapaka Gandhi<\/a> while the film also stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmyfocus.com\/celebs\/Sunil\">Sunil<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmyfocus.com\/celebs\/Ritika-Nayak\">Ritika Nayak<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/filmyfocus.com\/celebs\/Satya\">Satya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"te\">\u0c38\u0c40\u0c28\u0c3f\u0c2f\u0c30\u0c4d \u0c0e\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c1f\u0c40\u0c06\u0c30\u0c4d \u2018\u0c38\u0c4d\u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c4b\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c4d..\u2019 \u0c21\u0c48\u0c32\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c4d \u0c2a\u0c48 \u2018\u0c15\u0c4a\u0c30\u0c3f\u0c2f\u0c28\u0c4d \u0c15\u0c28\u0c15\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c1c\u0c41\u2019 \u0c1f\u0c40\u0c2e\u0c4d \u0c35\u0c3f\u0c35\u0c30\u0c23<\/p>\n<p>\u0c06 \u0c38\u0c40\u0c28\u0c4d \u0c17\u0c24\u0c47\u0c21\u0c3e\u0c26\u0c3f \u0c28\u0c35\u0c02\u0c2c\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c4b \u0c37\u0c42\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c36\u0c3e\u0c02<\/p>\n<p>\u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c4b\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c02\u0c17\u0c4d \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c2f\u0c21\u0c02.. \u0c07\u0c2e\u0c3f\u0c1f\u0c47\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c2f\u0c21\u0c02.. \u0c30\u0c46\u0c02\u0c21\u0c42 \u0c12\u0c15\u0c1f\u0c3f \u0c15\u0c3e\u0c26\u0c41<\/p>\n<p>\u0c2e\u0c3e \u0c38\u0c3f\u0c28\u0c3f\u0c2e\u0c3e\u0c32\u0c4b \u0c38\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c2f \u0c38\u0c40\u0c28\u0c3f\u0c2f\u0c30\u0c4d \u0c0e\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c1f\u0c40\u0c06\u0c30\u0c4d \u0c17\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c3f\u0c28\u0c3f \u0c07\u0c2e\u0c3f\u0c1f\u0c47\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c36\u0c3e\u0c21\u0c41.. \u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c4b\u0c32\u0c4d \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c2f\u0c32\u0c47\u0c26\u0c41<\/p>\n<p>\u0c17\u0c4a\u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c2a \u0c17\u0c4a\u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c2a \u0c35\u0c3e\u0c33\u0c4d\u0c33\u0c28\u0c3f \u0c07\u0c2e\u0c3f\u0c1f\u0c47\u0c1f\u0c4d \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c2f\u0c21\u0c02 \u0c24\u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c2a\u0c41\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gsqeml1Qlk\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Gsqeml1Qlk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Filmy Focus (@FilmyFocus) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FilmyFocus\/status\/2085683753473753503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<style><![CDATA[<![CDATA[\n.wp-channel {\n    font-size: 14px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    line-height: 35px;\n    color: #fff;\n    padding: 0px 6px;\n    border-radius: 30px;\n    background: #ffffff;\n    text-align: center;\n    border: 2px solid #25d366;\n    margin: 10px auto;\n    width: fit-content;\n}\n.wp-channel a {\n    color: #000;\n    margin: 0 6px;\n}\n.wp-channel h3{\n    font-size: 14px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    margin: 0;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n}\n\n.wp-channel.wa_mob {\n    \/* float: right;\n    margin-top: -21px; 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