Skanda on OTT: Boyapati Srinu as Ram Pothineni's stunt double? Netizens point out major goof-up

Telugu director Boyapati Srinu's Skanda, featuring Ram Pothineni and Sreeleela in the lead roles, premiered on OTT on November 2. While the action-drama did decent business during its theatrical run, on the digital it has been receiving positive to mixed response. Many viewers have been able to find out some editing errors in the film and tagged both the director and Ram on social media, in an attempt to find out why such goof-ups made it to the final cut of the film.

On social media, one of the errors was confirmed by Ram himself, who went on to detail why it happened.

Clips of goof up in Skanda goes viral

A clip of a major goof-up in one of Skanda’s massive action sequences has been going viral on social media. It shows director Boyapati Srinu acting as Ram’s body double in a fight sequence. The error is quite visible and when fans pointed it out on social media, Ram confirmed that it was indeed Srinu who stepped in to shoot for the film in his stead and detailed why it happened. 

Many felt that the director and his editing team should have not taken enough care in the post-production instead of overlooking such a major error.

Ram Pothineni reacts to viral goof-up in Skanda

Reacting to the viral clips, Ram took to X (formerly Twitter) and explained the actual reason behind the goof-up and also posted a picture of his bruised foot. Ram said the particular fight sequence was shot on April 22, one of the hottest days this year.

He went on to say that he had filmed the action episode on the third day of the 25-day schedule. “Couldn’t walk properly..went away for a bit after it started to bleed..so My Director wanted to get the shot right n did this one shot himself (sic)."

Ram further shared that while liking or disliking the content is totally the audience choice, he has and will continue to respect audiences’ opinions. “After all..all this is only For You..But I’d like to thank My Director for doing this specific shot for me,” Ram added, also saying, “shall continue to put my Blood & Sweat into everything I come to you with…with Zero expectations (sic).”

Skanda is currently streaming on Disney+Hotstar.