It's controversial/ Guntur Kaaram: Producer Naga Vamsi deletes controversial X posts ahead of Mahesh Babu film release

Guntur Kaaram's mid-January release next year will mark Mahesh Babu's return to the silver screen post an unintended hiatus of a year. The actor's last theatrical release was back in 2022 - Parasuram's action drama Sarkaru Vaari Paata. The makers of the film has released a title glimpse followed by two singles from the film's album. Strong audience reactions surrounding the second song however, has elicited a war of words of sorts, from producer Naga Vamsi - all of which has now been deleted by the producer.

Producer Naga Vamsi deletes controversial X posts

Guntur Kaaram's second single, Oh My Baby, received quite the negative response from audiences. Producer Naga Vamsi addressed the same with a curt reply reading "We know what we r doing! See you guys on 12th jan". What the audience took offense to in this regard was him attaching a clip from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal which involved a joke making use of an inappropriate gesture.

The response was seen by fans as abrasive to the point that Vamsi had to make another post pacifying the audience. He forwarded the rationale that he was just replying in kind, referring to the abusive language some internet users have used to express their dislike for Oh My Baby. Though Naga Vamsi ended the post on an optimistic note, the attempt did not appear to entirely undo the impact of the previous post. Vamsi has now deleted the entire thread of X posts, indicating strong audience backlash.

Oh My Baby has previously too sparked controversy

Lyricist for the song Oh My Baby, Ramajogayya Sastry, too had been defending the song on X, hitting back at trolls. One of his responses read, “Social media is going to dogs. People who don't know a thing about process think they can comment and judge...with all the intentions of spreading hate...targeting technicians...NO...NOT at all good.”

Post immense back and forth, Sastry ended up deactivating his X handle. Guntur Kaaram will release in theatres on January 12.