A well-known Telugu-language TV channel on Wednesday ran a story on Allu Arjun, saying that the actor is doing a lot of "build-up" these days.  Soon after the article, whose content pertained to the lavish vanity van that Bunny recently bought, sections of the actor's fans went on a rampage on Twitter and Facebook.  

The fans launched into a tirade against the channel by floating #riptv5 hashtag.  They trolled the channel using expletives and more.  At one time, the hashtag was trending in Hyderabad.

Soon after the massive backlash, the channel withdrew the article without a clarification or editorial note.  

The Mega hero is currently doing a film with Trivikram Srinivas, who will wrap up the project by November.  The untitled flick releases Sankranthi 2020.