Puri Jagannadh continues to make news with his surprising comments. He has successfully piqued Mahesh Babu's fans by alleging that the 'Maharshi' star prefers to work only with those directors who are in good form.

In another interview, the 'iSmart Shankar' director has said that male actors fear sexual molestation in public. "Not many know that there are crazy people out there who forcibly hold the balls (testicles) of actors in crowded places. Heroes actually fear this a lot. It becomes tough for them to wriggle free," he said.

Apparently, he was rationalizing the aggressive behaviour of a particular senior actor in saying this.

'iSmart Shankar', starring Ram Pothineni in the lead, has grossed Rs 25 Cr (worldwide) in two days.