Earlier, the director of Bholaa Shankar, Meher Ramesh created a controversy by saying that Vedhalam has 10X more cringe than Bholaa Shankar. 

The director claimed that he has removed the cringe content from Vedhalam and has packed Bholaa Shankar with better screenplay. 

"Vedalam has 10 times more cringe scenes than those you are referring to as "cringe" in the Chiranjeevi's Bholaa Shankar trailer, but I haven't shot them. Instead, I've modified the screenplay to create an entirely different film." - Bholaa Shankar Director Meher Ramesh said in a interview.

Then, Meher Ramesh was quick to change his word and he altered his stance on the film and went on to praise it.

"I loved Vedalam when watched  in 2015 and admired how the original story by
@directorsiva sir showed strong bonding of a brother&sister, a sentiment that reflects with millions of people and wanted to show it our telugu audience.

In 2009, I remade Ajith sir’s Billa with Darling Prabhas and now again I’m grateful for the opportunity to do Ajith Sir’s Action entertainer “Vedalam” as Megastar #BholaaShankar 🔱 worldwide release in 2 days" Meher Ramesh tweeted after facing backlash for his comment on the original film, Vedhalam.