Ram Gopal Varma ki aag was expressed not only via one, two or just a handful of tweets but in an incessant trail of tweets, which continued over a span of three days starting October 16. It appears, he has only two points to put across, and we quote him: a) "As a Bruce Lee fan I really wonder why they named Ram Charan (Teja) as Bruce Lee in a Bruce Lee less film", and b) "My sincere request to Mega Star (Chiranjeevi) is to do a Mega original film better than Baahubali as Mega 151st and not copy a Tamil film."
He perhaps missed out Bruce Lee director Sreenu Vaitla's reason behind the name. In an interview to IANS he had mentioned: "Ram Charan Teja plays a stuntman and people around him call him Bruce Lee. It's a pet name and it has nothing to do with the genre of the film." (Also Read: Ram Charan Teja 'Barely' Had Time to Relax For Bruce Lee)
The 60-year old actor-politician also appears in a cameo in son Ram Charan's latest release, which hit screens October 16 and is his 150th movie. RGV's tweets are in reference to the buzz that after a sabbatical of eight years, the actor will reportedly make a comeback on the silver screen with the Telugu remake of Tamil blockbuster Kaththi, adding one more to his list. (Also Read: Chiranjeevi Has the 'Perfect Treat' For His Fans in Ram Charan's Film)
Read RGV's tweets here. See you at the end if you can make it:
What I am saying is as a telugu citizen to a telugu leader not to depend upon tamil talent for a mega prestigious telugu project like 151st
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 17, 2015Mega doing Tamil for 151st seems like he trusts Tamil talents more than Telugus n I think not right for Telugu people's Leader ..just saying
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 17, 2015When he was even a zero he dint copy stars like NTR,ANR etc n that's why he became MEGA..so why shud he copy Tamil for 151st? Just asking
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 17, 2015Financials n credits apart,Isn't Remake just a nice word to say I am copying because I don't have the capacity to be original ..just asking
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 17, 2015Mega in his Telugu leader status to copy a Tamil film is back stab for Telugu Pride..So I hope that he's doing a Tamil copy film is rumour
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015My sincere request to all Mega fans is to sincerely request Mega to be original and uplift Telugu pride and not copy frm Tamil for his 151st
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015My sincere request to all Mega fans is to sincerely request Mega to be original and uplift Telugu pride and not copy frm Tamil for his 151st
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015As a Mega fan,My sincere request to Mega Star is to do a Mega original film better than Bahubali as Mega 151st and not copy a Tamil film
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015No matter how big Rajmouli is,Mega is bigger and Telugus will be hurt if Mega imports Tamil pride while Rajmouli is exporting telugu pride
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015And I hope rumours are wrong and telugu Mega Star for 151st will not do copy of Tamil film and be as mega original as Rajmouli in Bahubali
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015Congrats on 100 days to Bahubali Rajmouli Real Bruce Lee of Cinema..Rajmouli sir pls tweet ur feet for all us wannabe Bruce Lee's to touch
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015Whether he is in 1 scene or one sequence I saw him for the 150th time on screen nd so this is the 150th for me..anyways what's in a number?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015For Mega star to do Bruce Lee as 150th is as big a Mega wrong decision as Prajarajyam party but am sure 151st will be Enter the Dragon
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015For Mega star to do Bruce Lee as 150th is as big a Mega wrong decision as Prajarajyam party but am sure 151st will be Enter the Dragon
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015After all the Mega discussions Mega Star had, I am Mega surprised that he chose Bruce Lee as his 150th film
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015I really wonder what that Bruce Lee would have thought of this Bruce Lee?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015I really wonder what that Bruce Lee would have thought of this Bruce Lee?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015Ram Charan in "Bruce lee" would have looked Bruceleeish by not adding Bruce Lee and if they subtracted and divided instead of multiplying
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015I wonder when Boss's 151st film is starting?..just asking
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015As a Mega fan of Mega Star and a Power fan of Bruce Lee I hope 151st will give a MegaKickingPowerPunch
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015I wonder why Boss Is back for his 150th with Bruce Lee....I hope that in 151st he will be better than Bruce Lee
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015As a Bruce Lee fan I really wonder why they named Ram Charan as Bruce Lee in a Bruce Lee less film
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015If not called Bruce Lee, Ram Charan is fantastic in "Bruce Lee" but since he is called Bruce Lee he is ........
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2015Phew!
Previously in May 2015, the Satya director have had a sarcastic war of words with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The 53-year-old director, who has films like Siva, Gaayam and Money to his credit, recently has been slapped with a fine of Rs 10 lakhs by the Delhi High Court for violating Sholay copyright with his 2007 film Aag. (Also Read: 'Put That Vodka Aside and Sleep': Anurag Kashyap's Tweet Exchange With Ram Gopal Varma)
