Casteism permeates into each and every aspect of life in India and Tollywood is no exception. While the industry does present a united face to the public, there are caste groups promoting their own members behind the scenes.
The latest entrant to this club is a young hero with a great fan following. His community is present in sizeable numbers in Coastal Andhra and he got into films thanks to his father’s brother who was a superstar himself.
Industry sources gossip that this hero is recommending roles of character artistes’ etc for actors from his community. Since he is a big star, directors and producers usually fall in line. His fans however aver that there is nothing wrong in this.
“What is wrong in trying to help out fellow community actors? Is not one caste dominating Tollywood since inception? Question them first before pointing a finger at our hero,” thundered the fans.