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TRENDING: "DON'T KNOW WHO AR RAHMAN IS!" - NANDAMURI BALAKRISHNA'S 'CONTROVERSIAL' STATEMENT SPARKS TWITTER WAR!

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Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna stoked a controversy after he said he doesn't know who AR Rahman is and that he doesn't care. His remarks which didn't sit well with people, took to social media to criticise him.

TRENDING: "Don't know who AR Rahman is!" - Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'controversial' statement sparks twitter war

In an interview with a popular Telugu news channel, the veteran Tollywood actor and politician  said, "I don’t know who is Rahman. I don’t care. Once in a decade, he gives a hit and gets an Oscar award.”

Noting that Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, is equal to the "toenail" of his father, late actor-politician NT Rama Rao, he added, "No award can compensate for the contribution of my family to Tollywood. So, only the awards should feel bad, not my family or my father. It is the honour and privilege of people who would offer him the award and not of Sr NTR. He is more than a Bharat Ratna."

TRENDING: "Don't know who AR Rahman is!" - Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'controversial' statement sparks twitter war

He also took a dig at Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron and said, “I like to wrap up my shootings quickly unlike that Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron, who takes years to complete a film. The way I work, I do more hit films in less time."

Soon after his remarks on AR Rahman went viral on social media, it sparked a Twitter war with fans of the Oscar-winning music composer tweeting against the Tollywood star. Fans of Balakrishna too stepped in and defended the actor which started a trend ' #whoisbalakrishna'.

Take a look at some reactions from fans:

பிரேக்கிங் சினிமா செய்திகள், திரை விமர்சனம், பாடல் விமர்சனம், ஃபோட்டோ கேலரி, பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் செய்திகள், ஸ்லைடு ஷோ, போன்ற பல்வேறு சுவாரஸியமான தகவல்களை தமிழில் படிக்க இங்கு கிளிக் செய்யவும்      

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