Updated On: 18 November, 2025 03:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
SS Rajamouli has found himself in legal trouble after a complaint was filed against him over his comments at the Globe Trotter event in Hyderabad. The Vanara Sena has lodged a complaint against the filmmaker in Telangana, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments

SS Rajamouli
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has found himself in a legal soup after the Vanara Sena organisation filed a complaint accusing him of allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments. This comes after his remarks against Lord Hanuman during a recent promotional event for his upcoming film Varanasi in Hyderabad. The Baahubali filmmaker was seen at the Globe Trotter event, which was a launch event for his upcoming film, where he made the allegedly controversial remarks.
According to a police official, they received the complaint filed by the Vanara Sena organisation at the Saroornagar police station in Hyderabad on Tuesday. As per the police official, "Yesterday we received a complaint from Vanarasena alleging that filmmaker SS Rajamouli hurt Hindu feelings by saying, `I don`t believe in God Hanuman,` at the Varanasi movie teaser launch in Ramoji Film City. So far, we have not registered a case."