Rajamouli under fire! 'Lord Hanuman' comment at GlobeTrotter event triggers 'boycott Varanasi' trend
Hyderabad/IBNS: Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has been slammed by cinema lovers and a section of netizens over his remark linking Lord Hanuman that he passed during the GlobeTrotter event held at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad last week.
During the event, Rajamouli was unable to play a glimpse of his upcoming film Varanasi starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran due to technical issues.
Visibly disturbed by the glitches, Rajamouli recalled his father, writer Vijayendra Prasad's words where he said Lord Hanuman's blessings were with the team.
"Is this how he (Lord Hanuman) is helping me," said Rajamouli, who claimed he does not believe in God.
Stating his wife Rama also believes in Lord Hanuman, the filmmaker said as quoted by The Times of India, "My wife has a great devotion to Lord Hanuman. She talks to Him like He's her friend. I even got angry with her for a while. Let's see,"
"..Father, if your Hanuman saved me once, let’s see if my wife’ Hanuman does it again," Rajamouli said while attempting to play the sequence again as reported by the daily.
Rajamouli was slammed for his remark with several netizens even giving a call to boycott Varanasi.
Reactions
#BoycottVaranasi #ShameOnYouRajamouli
— Santhosh Manduva (@santhoshmanduva) November 17, 2025
The biggest flaw of the much-anticipated globetrotter event wasn't the technical issue with the LED screen but the insensitive comments made on Lord Hanuman by the so-called successful director SS Rajamouli. pic.twitter.com/MvSlwA3jc8
I have no doubt about Rajamouli's integrity or respect towards Sanatana Dharma.
— శ్రీ (@sree_n_r) November 16, 2025
As a fellow atheist my only question is why is he blaming God (Hanuma) whom he don't believe.#Varanasi pic.twitter.com/VdsATOkRXH
Atheism Against #HanumanJi Is Unacceptable Mr.Rajamouli….
— Bollywood Legacy Channel (@LegacyChannel_) November 16, 2025
On The Contrary You Are Trying To Fool Audience & Making Money In Name Of #ShreeRam Is Totally Pathetic@ssrajamouli Pls Remember Where There Is Jai Shree Ram, Our Beloved Hanuman Ji Follows & Worshipped By Crores Of… pic.twitter.com/YCm3pb9wDV
Rajamouli don't belive in God but he believes in Hinduism.
— King of Kings SSMB (@KINGS_4_EVER) November 16, 2025
He believes karma,gnana yogas
So yes he can proudly milk content from hinduism !!
He was arrogant on hanuman yesterday only bcz of frustration, so let's leave it #Varanasi pic.twitter.com/KDRjE7uLNs
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