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Final Up to date: January 26, 2023, 21:31 IST
Nandamuri Balakrishna breaks silence over his ‘Thokkineni’ remark.
Nandamuri Balakrishna, whereas interacting with the media submit the controversy, mentioned he has big respect in the direction of Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Nandamuri Balakrishna and Akkineni controversy over the phrase ‘Thokkineni’ that was utilized by the Telegu actor in reference to the legendary names like Akkineni Nageswara Rao and SV Ranga Rao has gathered steam. Amid the outrage and calls for by the followers for a proper apology, the Veera Simha Reddy actor has reacted to the incident by clarifying that his phrases have been taken out of context.
Whereas interacting with the media, the veteran actor expressed that Akkineni Nageswara Rao has all the time been keen on him and loves him to the core. Balakrishna defined, “Babai (ANR) beloved me greater than his personal children. He was all the time extra affectionate in the direction of me and I’ve big respect in the direction of him and my phrases have been taken out of context.”
Nandamuri Balakrishna had sparked an outrage when he was attending the success meet occasion of his movie Veera Simha Reddy the place he had spoken in regards to the late legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He had mentioned, as translated by Hindustan Occasions, “My father Sr NTR (Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao) had some contemporaries, aa Ranga Rao (referring to SV Ranga Rao), Akkineni, Thokkineni, and a few others”. Many social media customers didn’t like the usage of the phrase ‘Thokkineni’ whereas he was referring to Akkineni Nageswara. Following this controversy, the Akkineni household had issued statements coming from each Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni respectively.
Naga Chaitanya had penned his assertion, “Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao garu, Akkineni Nageswara Rao garu and S.V Ranga Rao garu’s inventive contributions have been the delight and pillars of Telugu Cinema. Disrespecting them is degrading ourselves.” Akhil Akkineni, too, had taken to his social media deal with to share the identical sentiments.
For the uninitiated, Nagarjuna and Balakrishna have been alleged to share a not-so-amicable relationship. Within the public eyes, the 2 of them have hardly labored collectively or attended a public occasion in one another’s presence. Whereas Nagarjuna had clarified 5 years in the past that there isn’t any dangerous blood with Nandamuri Balakrishna, the latter statements nonetheless has come as a shock for the Telegu movie fraternity in addition to the die-hard followers of Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
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