Samantha Ruth Prabhu Praises Ananya Panday’s ‘Outstanding’ Performance in CTRL; Shares Movie Prompted Her to Delete Multiple Apps from Phone
Ananya Panday is currently receiving high praise for her latest film CTRL. This cyber thriller marks her first collaboration with director Vikramaditya Motwane. Not only the audience, but also industry members have shown their appreciation for the film. Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently reviewed it and called Ananya’s performance ‘outstanding.’ She also mentioned that the film made her ‘uninstall several apps’ from her phone.
On October 5, 2024, Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to her Instagram Stories to share a poster of the movie CTRL. She wrote a special note highly recommending the film. Samantha said, “Highly recommend and a must-watch #CTRL. It is gripping from start to finish and exceptionally well-made.”
Speaking about Ananya Panday’s acting and the impact of the film, Samantha stated, “@ananyapanday you beauty, your performance was outstanding. It made me quickly grab my phone and uninstall several apps. Congratulations team #CTRL.”
Ananya reposted Samantha’s review on her own Instagram story. Take a look!
Prior to this, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap also shared his thoughts about the movie in a lengthy Instagram post. Praising Vikramaditya Motwane’s work, Anurag said, “@motwayne is out with another banger. Always pushing the boundaries of technology and storytelling. You cannot contain the man, or put him in a box. Always braver than everyone around him.”
In admiration of Ananya’s performance, Anurag further added, “It’s a thriller, it’s scary, it’s a nightmare with a career-best central performance by @ananyapanday. I was lucky to see it on screen but now streaming on @netflix.in. Watch it with good headphones. Congratulations to @nikhildwivedi25. It takes equal amounts of bravery to back that it takes to make it. Good job team.”
In CTRL, Ananya Panday’s character Nella entrusts the control of her life and happiness to an AI app. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the film is produced by Nikhil Dwivedi and Arya A Menon.
Vihaan Samat, who starred opposite Ananya in the web series Call Me Bae, plays the role of her boyfriend Joe in CTRL. The movie was released on Netflix on October 4, 2024.
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