The 100 day celebration of Aa Naluguru was
held at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad by the Vamsi
Drama Academy. The function was held during a break
in the screening of the film. The event was graced
by most of the cast members and the technicians.
C
Narayana Reddy was the chief guest for the event,
along with K V Ramanachary Chairman, Film Development
Corporation. Special guest for the event were Smt.
M Venkateshwari, Advocate AP High Court. As soon as
the first half of the movie was complete there was
a dance performance by Shilpa who is a danseuse from
America. After the dance, Dr Rajendra Prasad donated
an amount of Rs. 25,000 to physically and mentally
handicapped children from an organization run by Vamsi
Academy.
Speaking
about the movie K V Ramanachary said, "Rajendra
Prasad has given an outstanding performance in the
film. It is his acting skills that have ensured the
success of the film. The social values and responsibilities
the protagonist talks of in the movie are very true
to life and real. The turnout of audience to this
function tells us a lot about the success of the film."
The
special guest spoke about the film and talked about
the human values that the film deals and talks about.
During these speeches Rajendra Prasad walked off the
stage and returned dressed as the character from the
film. Ramanachary and C Narayana Reddy felicitated
him with a crown and shawl. They both distributed
the mementos to all the cast members and technicians.
Nirmala
Rani of Rainbow Labs, gave away special mementos to
Rajendra Prasad, director Chandra Siddartha and producer
Saritha Patra. Rajendra Prasad also gifted the producer,
director and dialogue writer Madan with gold chains.
Talking about the film, Kota Srinivasa Rao
said, "This is a very good movie and I thank
the director for giving me an opportunity to act in
this venture. The director has done a great job of
bringing this whole thing together. Never in the whole
shooting process did the cast members or me feels
any problem. This film goes to prove that people still
have a taste for good films."
Chadra
Siddartha said, "I should first of all thank
all the audience for making this movie such a huge
hit. More than our efforts it is the love of the audience
that is seen on the screen. The success of the film
has proved that Andhra audience love stories that
are different. This story of the film talks of love
over money, but the film has done well in both aspects
it was a monetary profit as well as a film that is
loved by many."
Rajendra Prasad who was the last to speak said,
"I thank all the audience from the bottom of
my heart for making this experiment of our such a
big success. I call it an experiment because it came
in a time when romance and action are the favorite
theme of the film industry." He added further,
"I would like to thank the press for its support
and encouragement. I have received a lot of letters
from far of places, from people saying that this film
has truly inspired them. The best part of the film
is that it talks about the importance of love over
money."
Others
who were present were, Bhagwan, Raja, Rajitha, Surya,
music director R P Patnaik, Chalapathi Rao, camera
man Surendra Reddy and writer Chaitanya Prasad.
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by Aditya
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