The Grand Success Meet of Daaku Maharaaj was held in Anantapur on Wednesday evening. The core team of the film spoke at length with loving regards.
Speaking on the occasion, Balakrishna invoked the name of his father, NT Rama Rao. He also touched upon how Aditya 369 went into conceiving the Daaku Maharaaj character. "I will continue to offer both message and entertainment through my films. I will play a diverse range of roles. People think I am arrogant. My source of strength are my fans and my pursuits. My collections, my rewards, my awards are original. Director Bobby Kolli has extracted Nava Rasas from me. He is a jovial director to work with," the actor said.
In his speech, Balayya lauded Thaman, fight master V Venkat and others. During his 30-minute speech, the entire team that was present was kind enough to walk onto the dais and listen to the speech in rapt attention. They thoroughly enjoyed listening to the Akhanda actor mentioning their contributions to the film. Balayya mentioned the names of the directors of his recent hits.
Bobby thanked the Rayalaseema crowd present on the occasion. His speech came with references to Balayya's factionist roles in Samara Simha Reddy and Narasimha Naidu. "Balayya garu is a person who doesn't like filters. He was sweet enough to encourage me despite my being a fan of Chiranjeevi garu. I regret not working with him prior. People know him as an icon and as the son of a great man. But I know him as a sweet person. His fans are happy that I have shown him the way they had been waiting to see him," the director said. Bobby thanked his direction team.
Cinematographer Vijay Karthik Kannan said that working with the whole team was like working with his family. Thaman said that he had never imagined that he would get to compose music for five Balakrishna movies. "Producer S Naga Vamsi garu made sure that Bobby got the perfect team. Trivikram garu, Sai Soujanya garu must be thanked on this occasion.
The event was also attended by Madakasira MLA MS Raju, among others. Shraddha Srinath, Pragya Jaiswal, Urvasi Rautela and others were present. Bobby Deol, who played the antagonist in Daaku Maharaaj, was appreciated by all the speakers. The film, produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, was released in theatres on January 12.
