Co-producer in Tollywood and US-based businessman Kishan Modugumudi alias Sreeraj Chennupati has been in police custody in Chicago for running a prostitution racket, exploiting 5-6 South Indian actresses over the past few years. He is accused of conning artists desperate for opportunities to come to the US to attend cultural events. He would sponsor their visit and go about advertising them for sex. Well-to-do men looking for sex would pay anywhere between USD1000-3000 or even 5000 in return for their sexual services.

Anasuya Bharadwaj has been quoted as saying by an English-language daily that the villain of the piece did contact her in 2016 with an indecent proposal. He had requested her presence at a cultural event and spoke in such a way that the 'Jabardasth' host couldn't take his words.

Even after she said a big 'No' to attend the event, the accused trafficker, Kishan Modugumudi, went about putting up Anasuya's pictures in the event's promotional content. The 'Rangasthalam' actress had to finally take to Twitter to let the world know that she wouldn't be there for the event.