Junior, the Kannada-Telugu bilingual, which marks the debut of Kireeti Reddy as a leading man, released in theatres on July 18, 2025. Kireeti is paired with Sreeleela in the film, who returns to Kannada cinema after 2022’s ByTwoLove.
The actress plays Kireeti’s love interest in the film that she says she took up because of its “beautiful, emotional story”. While Sreeleela has said that her role isn’t extraordinary, what has caught the attention of audiences is the hit number Viral Vayyari from the film.
There were comments galore on social media that the young actress was uncomfortable doing certain steps in this song, given that Kireeti had to hold her tight around her midriff, while she tried to balance herself. Also there were shots of Kireeti kissing her in rather distasteful way as per few reactions online.
Sreeleela, one of Telugu cinema’s breakout performers, finds herself in the spotlight for more than her dance moves in Junior. A clip of her steamy choreography from a song in the bilingual action-romance has ignited a wave of social media criticism, with some calling the moves “vulgar” and accusing her of “exposing for money”.
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About Junior
In the film, Sreeleela plays a college girl, a role that she says was not all that challenging. Directed by Radhakrishna Reddy, who’d done the Kannada film Mayabazar 2016 earlier, Junior also stars V Ravichandran, Sudharani, Kuri Pratap, Rao Ramesh, Achyuth Kumar, Kiran Sreenivas, among others.
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