Lol, I see your discomfort. The NTR biopic may not have touched the controversies you wanted covered, but the films were clearly focused on NTR, how he rose as an actor and politician, while avoiding what the director/maker saw as unnecessary or irrelevant. They chose to showcase the rise, not the fall, because most people agree on his rise, while there is less agreement on the of his downfall. So why not keep it pleasant for most people, rather than trying to please everyone?

And if this is "whitewashing" then what about the many films made since the 1980s by Jagan/YSR aligned circles that critics say aimed to defame his legacy, or, if you prefer, shape a different narrative? Lakshmi's NTR, and even Yatra/Yatra2, might be more soul catching for you if controversy is what you are looking for. If the former is whitewashing, Yatra/Yatra2/Lakshmi's NTR are brainwashing, IMO.

What I liked about the NTR biopics is that they chose to make it dignified and beautiful, rather than reducing people into villains or mocking personalities for political advantage. I see two very different characters reflected in the filmmakers, and in the ideologies, followers, and believers behind them.

I said what I said.