When Chiranjeevi got ‘Padma Bhushan’, Tollywood arranged for a grand felicitation. When Ramanaidu got ‘Dada Saheb Phalke’ award, even he got a grand felicitation. But not just in Telugu circuit but in entire Indian cine circuit, Akkineni Nageswara Rao has received the second best honour in the form of ‘Padma Vibhushan’ but till now, Tollywood folks are dilly dallying the matter of honouring him.
It is heard that the reason for this is Dasari Narayana Rao. Talk is that ANR who worked as hero in Dasari’s direction is now having a villain in the form of Dasari. From past few years, there are no talks between ANR and Dasari, they don’t attend the same function and any program related to Akkineni heroes, Dasari is not invited.
Gossips are that Dasari had to pay few arrears to Annapurna Studios and this resulted in a heated argument between Dasari and ANR. Before he became Union Minister, Dasari had financial difficulties and feels that the success of his film ‘Premabhishekam’ produced by ANR has resulted in the construction of Annapurna Studios.
During that time, Dasari used Annapurna Studios for another project of his and failed to pay the due amount for years together. During that instant, it is heard that ANR had to involve and make a call personally to Dasari about the amount. Despite knowing that he is in financial difficulties and having given so many hits with ANR, it is heard that Dasari got hurt when ANR asked him for money and in his own style, he reportedly gave a firing session to ANR. It seems that even the shrewd ANR gave his piece of mind and since then the cold war began.
That’s why Dasari who holds a strong grip over the key associations of cine industry is reportedly stopping the honour to ANR. Anyhow, ANR will not invite Dasari if the felicitation happens so maybe Dasari must be thinking it is better the felicitation itself doesn’t happen.
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