Dear Pawan Kalyan,

Dear Pawan Kalyan,

Firstly, let me tell you that I write this letter as someone who likes and admires you but is not a die-hard “I want your movie to be hit and break all records” fan.

I watched Sardaar Gabbar Singh on the first day and was very disappointed with it. There are multiple things I had problems with and since none of the people interviewing you seem to ask or tell you about it, I’ve decided to ask you myself. Also, I enjoyed the 4 interviews you gave to Telugu news channels more than the movie itself. Here are some questions I have and my problems with the movie

1. In interviews you explained the risk you took in entering Hindi market and how while you may fail, the seed sowed would benefit others and that someone had to take the step.I then ask you, why is it that you are not being bold enough to change the formula oriented mass commercial entertainers in Telugu. In more than one interview you explained how your hands are tied due to the fixed parameters that telugu movies follow. I would have hoped you to break it instead of following it.
2. A lot of people are speculating that you ghost directed the movie. I don’t believe that. I believe you when you say that Bobby directed it. But, given your stardom and the fact that it was your story and screenplay, do you think a 2nd film director like bobby would have been bold enough to tell you that your screenplay was bad and change it? Why the reluctance to work with big directors?
3. You said in interviews that you hardly watch any Telugu movies(including yours), while I think this is OK for an actor, do you think this is right for someone writing the story and screenplay? How will he know that in the 2.5 years it took him to write this outdated story and screenplay, there has been a gradual change in how telugu films are being made and watched. Kshanam, Nannaku Prematho, Oopiri and Kanche are redefining telugu movies and even entertainers such as Nenu Shailaja and Krishna Gadi veera prema gadha are making sure the story and screenplay are good and not relying just on an abundance of comedians.
4. You spoke of how there is no inner circle and outer circle as claimed by RGV but I wonder whether you truly know the criticism your films receive and not just the final “hit” result since you do not watch them yourself. When 4 different channel interviewees did not dare to ask you about the bad screenplay of SGS, how do you think a person like me would be confident that you are getting the correct feedback of your movies from your friends and family?
5. Even amidst a string a flop movies, you had dared to do a movie like Bangaram which did not have a heroine. You dared to direct Johnny at the peak of your career and tried to break quite a few stereotypes. Where has that person disappeared? Who is this new person who is making safe movies with elements pleasing his fans.
6. I also wonder if there is miscommunication somewhere between your fans and you. General audience became your fans on the back of story and content based movies like Tholiprema, Thammudu, Kushi and Badri and we see in the last 3-4 movies, how “commercial” “formula” elements  have been included for the sake of the same fans. Are these the same fans? It feels like once they became fans, they started to expect very different stuff from you and everyone is catering to them. It feels ironic when a director says he is including them for fans and those fans were born out of Tholiprema and Thammudu.
7. Lastly, a political question. Your graph in movies has been interesting. You started off bravely, made a lot of good movies, dared to do direction, rose from the failure to continue fighting but lately have started catering to your fans rather than continue on your own unique graph. I fear that your graph in politics may be similar. Start daringly, fight well but eventually start catering to what the people want. People are not always right and by giving everything people want, sometimes it does more damage to the larger good. Hopefully you remain true to yourself in politics.

I want to conclude by saying that I respect your opinion to quit acting and I will stand by you whether you quit today or tomorrow or in 3 years time and I wish all fans do the same if they truly love you.