India, Nov. 24 -- The Raja Saab director, Maruthi, sparked backlash for his comments at the film's song launch event on Sunday. Prabhas skipped the event, but his fans flooded the Vimal 70 MM Theatre in Hyderabad for the launch of the song Rebel Saab. (Also read: Prabhas fans wait for over 2 hours for Rebel Saab song launch, SKN apologises for delay and says: 'There was a glitch')

At the event, Maruthi spoke about Prabhas' fandom and made indirect hints at 'raising collar', which triggered many fans of Jr NTR. The raising collar has become a signature gesture for fans of Jr NTR, who have displayed the love for the actor during pre-release promotions of films like Devara and War 2. Director Maruthi said that Prabhas has worked very hard o...