Vijay Deverakonda, Sandeep Reddy Vanga Reunite At SIIMA Awards, Fans React, Photos Go Viral

Celebrities were seen marking their attendance at the South Indian International Movie Awards aka SIIMA which took place on Saturday evening. Many photos and videos are going viral on social media. Amid this Vijay Deverakonda and Sandeep Reddy Vanga were seen reuniting which left fans nostalgic.

In the photos, shared on the official handle of SIIMA Awards, we can see both sharing a hug and smile as they see each other. Vijay Deverakonda worked with Sandeep Reddy Vanga in Arjun Reddy. The film was again made in Bollywood starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. In August, Vijay shared a series of BTS photos and wrote, “Give the people ‘The SandeepVanga #ArjunReddy full cut’ for the 10 years anniversary @imvangasandeep! I cannot believe it is 7 years already, remember so many moments as if it was last year.” Sandeep quoted the tweet and wrote that he missed Vijay ‘more’ on the film’s anniversary. He wrote, “Vijay…. for sure we should make it for the 10th anniversary. Missing you more today.” Fans wrote, “Photo of the year”.

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Arjun Reddy (2017) starred Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey in lead roles. The film follows the turbulent life of a brilliant but self-destructive medical student, Arjun Reddy, who spirals into addiction and anger after losing his girlfriend, Preethi. While critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the film faced backlash for glorifying toxic masculinity and abusive behaviour.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s second Bollywood film, Animal, also stirred up controversy. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri, the film faced heavy criticism for its excessive violence and blatant misogyny. Critics were up in arms, accusing the film of glorifying toxic masculinity with scenes that normalised abuse and portrayed aggression as heroic.

Vijay Deverakonda will be next seen in a period drama, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. On the personal front, he’s rumoured to be dating Rashmika Mandanna. Sandeep Reddy Vanga will be directing Animal Park next. The film is expected to star Ranbir Kapoor and Triptii Dimri.

At SIIMA Awards, Nani, Rakshit Shetty, Mrunal Thakur, and Keerthy Suresh bagged the biggest awards. Taking place in Dubai this weekend, Nani took home Best Actor (Telugu) for Dussehra whereas Rakshit won the same award in Kannada for Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A. Nani’s films Dasara and Hi Nanna also picked up several other awards.