Chiru Vs Balayya – Fans On War Path

The kind of adulation that top notch Indian film heroes get is perhaps unique to India. There are fans associations which go on overdrive when their idol’s film is released. Fans of rival heroes also become natural rivals. Their rivaly now has hit the social media also with the merits of their own idol vs the demerits of other heroes being a constant hot topic. This rivalry among fans further intensifies when a movie of one the heroes is released. Now we have two super stars of Tollywood releasing movies in January 2017 within a day of each other. Both the films are prestige issues for the respective stars and have naturally become prestige issue for the fans also.

Balayya’s “Gautamiputra Satakarni” is important to him because it is his 100th film and probably the biggest budget film he ever did. Chiranjeevi’s “Khaidi No 150” is important to him because it is his come-back vehicle as well as his 150th film. That is enough turf for war between the fans.

Now the latest bones of contention between the two warring factions are the hoarding and other outdoor ad-spots of the two massive releases. It is understood that the fans have gone to the extent of bringing pressure on the companies that manage the haordings in the twin cities as well as in other parts of the state. Each faction demands that the best spots be reserved for their own idol. The area surrounding Balayya’s residence is now full of ad-spots showing ads of “Khaidi No 150” ostensibly because the office of Konidela Productions is nearby. Are the fans going overboard now is the million dollar question.