Malayalam actor Shiva Hariharan quashes ‘42 rules’ claims; Calls rumours regarding Allu Arjun ‘total myth’

Allu Arjun was in the news recently after the alleged “42 rules” linked to the ‘Pushpa’ star. Recently, Malayalam actor Shiva Hariharan stepped forward to defend him. He dismissed the rumours as completely false and said the actor is kind, respectful, and easy to work with.Shiva Hariharan took to his Instagram handle to share a note where he clearly called out that the claims are a “total myth.” He then described the ‘AA22xA6’ star as one of the coolest and kindest actors he has worked with. In his post, he mentioned a moment where Allu Arjun himself asked him and other members in the team if they wanted to click a picture, watching them feel hesitant.Sharing the picture with Allu Arjun, he wrote, “Been getting a lot of fan msgs about those 42 rules rumors – total myth! He’s one of the coolest & kindest actors I’ve worked with. He was really kind and understood we were hesitant to ask for a photo with him, So he himself asked if we needed a pic, waited after shoot, & even sent managers to make sure we got the shots! As every other Malayali Big fan since of him since Happy – fandom doubled now!”For the unversed, a video of the brand strategist Kaveri Baruah while speaking in a podcast with Sweekriti Talks went viral after she made comments regarding Allu Arjun. She mentioned that his team gave a note of 42 dos and don'ts before meeting the actor. She alleged that it included avoiding making eye contact and shaking hands with the actor. “My another interesting encounter was with Allu Arjun, the mega star of Hyderabad. South stars comes with entourage. Before meeting him, we had a note which had 42 dos and don’ts. And they have manager ka manager ka manager. They are very strict, like ‘don’t look into sir’s eyes, don’t shake your hands’,” she said. Later, Allu Arjun’s team also shared a statement in context to it. It read, “After numerous people on the internet slammed Arjun for his supposed 42 rules, his team released a statement on his behalf. “Certain recent comments made about Mr. Allu Arjun are completely baseless and untrue. He has always conducted himself with the utmost dignity and honour. We take these false allegations seriously. Our legal team is initiating defamation proceedings against those responsible. We request everyone to refrain from spreading unverified information.”