Producer Bhushan Kumar said that Sandeep Reddy Vanga's conviction led to Animal's success despite getting criticism.

Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga revealed he would’ve made ‘Animal ... potential in the action genre. Fast-forward to today, and the legacy of Animal is still going strong.

He elaborated more and said, ‘I don’t even mind if that’s a perspective. But the film claims that those who couldn’t be alpha males became poets, as if poetry is the last resort of insecure men.’ ...

The war of words between filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga and actor Adil ... and violence in movies. Challenging Vanga's claim, he told India Today NE, "How do I respond to that?