Arjun Reddy

Even as Kabir Singh is inching towards becoming this year’s blockbuster, netizens are crazy about the Telugu original, Arjun Reddy.

The movie, starring Vijay Deverakonda, tells the story of a degenerate surgeon whose anger and temper lead him into a drug addiction after his long-time girlfriend marries someone else.

Kabir Singh and Arjun Reddy won accolades but were also criticised for ‘toxic masculinity’.

Vishnupriya Bhandaram from First Post writes “The depiction of anger/insolence/and ‘free spiritedness’/’does as he pleases’ as some form of alpha male attitude/attributes is deeply problematic.”

Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga

Writers: Mandela Pedaswamy (additional dialogue), Sandeep Reddy VangaStars: Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Jia Sharma

IMdB: 8.4/10