'Animal' director Sandeep Reddy Vanga shaves head at Tirupati Balaji Temple

Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga offered prayers at Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning However what caught fans attention was his bald avatar In the videos captured by the paps Sandeep was seen on the premises of the Tirumala temple He can be seen wearing a dark blue kurta with a pink scarf He sported a bald head and a clean cleanshaven lookHe happily posed with fans Reportedly he offered hair to the deity as his customary at the templeAfter his darshan Sandeep Reddy Vanga shared about his next project During media interaction when asked about his next project the filmmaker said I will be directing a movie called Spirit with Prabhas soonVIDEO Film director Sandeep Reddy Vanga visits Tirumala Temple in Tirupati Andhra Pradesh pictwittercom5H513wzwcimdash Press Trust of India PTI_News March 6 2024Recently Sandeep Reddy Vanga bagged the Best Director award for his film Animal at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024Animal was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023 However it was also criticised for its alleged depiction of misogyny The filmmaker in different interview had also addressed the criticism towards the film One of the many scenes that had come under the scanner was the male lead complimenting the female lead for having big pelvis that can accommodate healthy children Addressing the scene he had said In the scene Hersquos trying a different route to explain to her because itrsquos her engagement day and they were not in touch Coming with that force and saying Listen Gitanjali I really love your pelvisrsquo He is trying to explain a theory that is related to the character the title and for the audience when they are watching the film it doesnrsquot seem like the theory he is talking aboutrdquoThe director said I thought lsquobig pelvisrsquo scene was a compliment Talking about the scene ldquoI thought of shooting that he would just be playing with the petals of the flowers and hersquod just put his hand on her feet I wanted to shoot that but I thought I would not show it I thought on the shoot day lsquoLetrsquos not do that and again give a shockrdquo revealed Vanga ldquoI felt like she is walking away he knew that if he let her go without saying one more line he knew that she was gone So how should I say that I am seeing my future with you I want to marry you I thought in these situations boys behave very differently sometimes Your intention is something else but you end up saying something else So he didnrsquot know what to say This was the brief given to Ranbir also Suddenly he doesnrsquot know what to say and he says Gitanjali got a big pelvis He is giving a reason that Irsquom seeing a future with you that wersquoll get married and have babies I thought that was a compliment I never thoughthelliphow you found it uglyrdquoThe film starred Ranbir Kapoor Rashmika Mandanna Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in the lead rolesAnimal revolves around a troubled fatherson relationship and has Ranbir in the role of Rannvijay Singh who goes on to exact revenge after theres an assassination attempt on his father The film raked in over Rs 800 crore at the box office