The internet believes Pooja Hegde is in "Urvashi Rautela mode" when she refers to Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, starring Allu Arjun, as a Tamil movie.

Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde played the main parts in Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. Eventually, it became one of the highest-grossing Telugu movies ever made.

Pooja Hegde has been occupied with the promotion of her most recent film, Deva, in which she co-stars with Shahid Kapoor. The actor's remarks regarding her 2020 film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, which co-stars Allu Arjun, have left the internet perplexed and incensed. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is a Tamil film, not a pan-Indian one, according to Pooja. Originally released in Telugu, the film, which was directed by Trivikram Srinivas, was a tremendous box office hit.

What Pooja stated

"Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo was not a pan-Indian film; it is a Tamil film. However, it was viewed in Hindi. In order to promote Deva, she stated in an interview with ANI that "if the work is good, it will reach people."

The response of the internet
Fans were upset by the remarks after the video went viral on social media. The actor received a lot of backlash for her naive comment and for not respecting the film business while having worked in it. "Tollywood should boycott such actresses," one user wrote in a comment. Give our Telugu actresses more opportunities. Another added, "Even if it was a verbal blunder, it was a very serious error for a South Indian woman to make;especially her own project! The comment "Urvashi 2.0" was read. Another user commented, "She's in Urvashi Rautela mode."

"I think she has forgotten even the hero name also," one commenter said. "Bruh," observed another, "she believes that Tollywood is the Tamil film industry. She is working on a movie in a language she doesn't even know. A second user commented, "This is not at all correct when you are working here. You have to at least know that."

Featuring Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde, Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, and Nivetha Pethuraj, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo was written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. S Radha Krishna and Allu Aravind produced it. It went on to win the National Award for Best Music Direction and rank as the second-highest Indian release of 2020.

Shehzada, a Hindi version of the movie, was also produced. It was released in 2022 and stars Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon in the lead parts.