Kabzaa Director Claims OG Took Inspiration from His Film

Kannada filmmaker R. Chandru, who directed the 2023 action film Kabzaa, has sparked discussion with comments about Pawan Kalyan’s They Call Him OG. Kabzaa, featuring Upendra, Kichcha Sudeepa, and Shiva Rajkumar, received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office, though a sequel was later announced.

In a recent YouTube interview, Chandru said many of OG’s visuals were inspired by Kabzaa. “Most of the frames in OG were inspired by Kabzaa. Everyone is praising those shots in OG, but I used similar shots in Kabzaa four years ago. At the time, no one noticed,” he said. He added that inspiration is part of filmmaking and should not be seen as plagiarism.

Kabzaa had itself faced comparisons to the KGF films and was criticized for lacking originality. Fans have also noted differences b