Teaser of militaryA pre-independence period drama fronted by Prabhas has been mired in controversy just days after its release on social media. Launched on Prabhas’ 47th birthday, the teaser is facing severe trolling on the internet for ‘poking fun at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’.
military Mithri is produced by Movie Makers and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi of Sita Ramam fame.
Subhash Chandra Bose’s grandson Chandra Kumar Bose joined the speech, condemning the makers for committing a crime by “mixing fiction with history”.
bone of contention in military The teaser shows how the makers use Netaji’s character to compliment Prabhas’ character talking to German dictator Adolf Hitler. A section of social media users are upset for hyping Prabhas for portraying the freedom fighter as a “side character”.
In a tweet responding to the controversy, Chandra Kumar Bose wrote on X Today, “Mixing fiction with history is a crime.”
Mixing fiction with history is a crime. I hope @hanurpudi and his team @fauzithemovie / @MythriOfficial pull down this teaser, introduce a new one and make sure history is not spoiled. Hope #Prabhas also gets to read this.
— Chandra Kumar Bose (@chandrakbose) October 26, 2026
Netaji’s grandson also asked the makers to remove the teaser and bring a new teaser.
“I hope @hanurpudi and his team @fauzithemovie / @MythriOfficial pull down this teaser, put a new one and make sure history is not distorted. Hope #Prabhas also reads it,” he said in his post.
While history buffs held their own, loyal Prabhas fans backed Fauji saying the film is a fictional story based on a real character.
Teaser of military Introduced Prabhas’ character as “India’s greatest rebel soldier”. In a clear hat-tip to Netaji’s famous slogan “You kill me, I will give you freedom“, the actor’s voice boomed with these words: “O alien, I want your blood and freedom.“.
Imanvi and Anupam Kher were also there. military Set to release on March 19, 2027.
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