Young and energetic star Ram Pothineni was slapped with 200 Rupees fine for smoking in public place by Hyderabad police yesterday and the news went viral. On the other hand, iSmart Ram has finally responded about the issue via social media.

“Naa time-u.. Public time-u waste cheyadam ishtam leka respond gaale... Shot la kalchina thammi..Break la kaad..Title song la chustaavga stepu..phir bhi law ki izzat ichi fine kattinam.. Gippudu nuvvu kuda naa lekka.. #LiteTheskoPaniChusko ” -Ustaad #iSmartShankar”

Above is the reaction from iSmart Ram. However, many are saying as it is the perfect ‘covering’ by hero Ram Pothineni. On the other hand, fans of Ram are happy about their hero’s response about the ongoing issue.

It is not new that actors smoking in public places while shooting for a cinema. But, police are taking strict actions against violators.

On the work front, iSmart Shankar is scheduled for release on 18th of July. While Ram is romancing Nidhi Agerwal and Nabha Natesh, Puri Jagannath is canning this flick. Puri and Charmy are bankrolling this project.

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