Allu Sirish Questions No Telugu Version For Dhurandhar, Says 'Hindi Filmmakers Should Learn From Animal...'

Allu Sirish recently spoke about Hindi films releasing in South Indian languages, citing examples like Chhaava, Dhurandhar and Animal. In an interview with Variety India, he said that not dubbing Dhurandhar in Telugu was a 'huge missed opportunity'. Sirish added that Hindi films should be dubbed in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada as audiences are now more open to them, noting that Animal was one of the few films that made the effort to release a Telugu dubbed version.

The actor said, "I’m saying, like how the Hindi audience has endorsed Telugu films without any bias, Telugu audiences and even audiences in other languages, like Malayalam, Kannada, to some extent Tamil, all of them are open now to Hindi films. There is no bias. This is all internet noise. The audience doesn’t care."

Sirish further added, "I think Hindi filmmakers should put more focus on releasing their content here. Dhurandhar not being dubbed into Telugu, I think, was a huge opportunity missed. Imagine how much more business it could have done and how many more eyeballs it could have reached had it released in Telugu also. I feel like the Hindi studios should be more proactive in releasing their content here and not treat it as a one-off activity. I think they should learn a little from Animal’s playbook, because the Telugu version here also collected a sizable amount."

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About Dhurandhar: Dhurandhar is a spy-action thriller written and directed by Aditya Dhar. The Hindi film stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan and Sara Arjun, among others. Set in Karachi’s Lyari town, known for its history of gang wars, the film follows covert intelligence operations against the backdrop of major geopolitical events such as the Kandahar plane hijacking, the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.ALSO READ: ‘Fa9La’ Singer Flipperachi Cancels India Tour Ahead Of Dhurandhar 2 Release, Here’s Why!

The sequel, Dhurandhar 2, released in December 2025 and reportedly earned over Rs 1300 crore worldwide. The film is now set for another theatrical release on March 19.