Telugu director Venu Udugula responded to Ananta Sriram's comments about the portrayal of the character Karnan in "Kalki 2898 AD". Sriram had stated that the character of Karnan was shown in a distorted way, altering history.Venu Udugula questioned whether Sriram's comments were only about the character of Karnan or if they were also criticizing NTR, who was the first to showcase Karnan's personality to the public with his portrayal of "Daan Veera Shura Karnan."Venu Udugula tweeted that every character has both good and bad aspects, and Sriram is speaking from only one perspective.