Puri Jagannadh, the Tollywood film director, once shared a story about Hollywood actress Monica Bellucci complimenting him. During the making of the film Bujjigadu, a European individual was traveling and collecting quotes from celebrities on a cloth banner for a global warming initiative. Puri Jagannadh was asked to contribute, and he wrote the quote, "We have one ASS! one EARTH! keep it clean."
He later stated in an interview that Monica Bellucci was impressed by this line and appreciated it by sending him an email. Interestingly, Prabhas and Kangana Ranaut, too, had written their messages but they didn't get Monica's attention.
Puri Jagannadh's ongoing project is headlined by Vijay Sethupathi, Tabu, Duniya Vijay and Samyuktha. The untitled film's release date is rumoured to be in early 2026.
