‘Pushpa 2’ Composer Devi Sri Prasad Blames Producers on Stage: 'You have more complaints than love'

It was a night of singing, dancing, and — in a turn no one saw coming — speaking out publicly. Music composer Devi Sri Prasad blamed the Pushpa 2 producers for having more "complaints" on him than "love" as he went on stage during a grand event of the film, which was hed in Chennai on Sunday night.

The event was graced by the film's cast and crew, including Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Sreeleela. DSP, as the composer is popularly called, went on stage and opened up about the problems he has been facing with the film's producers, mentioning specifically the name of Ravi Shankar.

A video from the event, during which the latest song 'Kissik' was launched, showed Allu Arjun smiling when DSP began his speech, but soon getting awkward as the composer started addressing private issues in public.

When DSP began speaking in Tamil, a section of the fans requested him to speak in Telugu, to which the composer said, "My dear brothers, whatever you're doing is right. If we want anything, we need to ask and get it. If you don't ask, they won't give; whether it's the payment from producers or the credit on screen."

The composer then addressed Ravi Shankar and said, "You've been blaming me saying that I didn't deliver the song or the background score on time. I know you love me. Where there is love, there are complaints as well. But I think you have more complaints on me than love!"

"Even now, I came to the venue 20 to 25 minutes ago. They asked me to wait to make an entry for the camera. I am shy. I am shameless only when I'm on stage. Off-stage, I'm the most shy person you can meet. I could hear the song Kissik being played, so I came running. As soon as I arrived, you said, 'Wrong timing, sir. You're late'. What can I do?"

Written and directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2: The Rule is set to release theatrically on December 5. The film also stars Fahadh Faasil in a negative role.