India, Nov. 24 -- K annada actor Nimma Upendra, who is currently promoting his upcoming Telugu film Andhra King Taluka, weighed in on the ongoing language row around Telugu releases in Karnataka. In an interview with ABN, the actor defended the demand that film publicity material in the state should include Kannada. Asked about Telugu films facing hurdles due to posters and banners not being printed in Kannada, Upendra said, "What is wrong with that? If a film is released in Karnataka, they want to watch it in the Kannada language. When you are dubbing a film in all languages, do it in Kannada also. Pushpa collected more than Rs.10 crore in the Kannada version." According to Sacnilk, Pushpa: The Rise (2021) collected Rs.19.69 crore in Karnataka, even without a Kannada version. The sequel, Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024), earned Rs.98.4 crore in the state, including Rs.7.77 crore from the Kannada release. When the interviewer clarified that the issue was not dubbing but Kannada-language posters being mandatory, even for films released in their original language, Upendra disagreed, saying Kannada audiences simply wanted their language respected. "When releasing a film, you also have to respect the language. There is nothing wrong with that," he added.htc...