Filmmaker Naga Vamsi recently spoke about how Vijay Deverakonda, who received backlash for allegedly comparing adivasis to terrorists, is always "targeted". He said, "I don’t even know why Vijay is being targeted...He said something during the 'Retro' pre-release that became controversy...He’s most misunderstood person. You meet him off camera, you’ll wonder if it’s the same person."