Telugu film industry has been going through bad phase. While we cherish movies like Baahubali and Mahanati bring glory to the industry. Dark incidents like Casting couch and recent prostitution racket busted in USA are eclipsing industry’s goodwill.
Telugu couple Kishan Modugumudi and his wife Chandrakala had been arrested by Chicago police on charges of running sex racket getting Telugu actresses on pretext of events. Actresses like Sri Reddy and Anasuya have revealed that they are aware of such things happening in the US. Mehreen Pirzada was detained at an US airport and questioned over this.
Yet again an actress has been held by Hyderabad police at Shamshabad airport carrying Rs 14 lakhs cash. These incidents are sending ripples across film industry. Movie Artists Association president Sivaji Raja had to issue a statement on the recent happenings.
The actress appeared in Telugu and Kannada films but currently she has no films on hand. Apparently, she returned from US and exchanged dollars into rupees of upto 14 lakhs. Airport authorities caught her on suspicion.