India, July 8 -- Several stars in the South Indian film industry carry iconic titles such as Thalapathy and Thalaivar. However, Vijay Deverakonda recently invited backlash after simply adding 'The' before his name. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Vijay addressed the criticism and expressed his discomfort with labels like "Southern sensation".

Speaking about the backlash, Vijay explained, "That was a whole situation in itself. There was a crazy amount of backlash because 'The' was added to my name. Interestingly, no other person has ever received backlash for something like that. You can have any name-from Universal Star to People's Star-and people younger than me, older than me, those who debuted before me, everyone ha...