Chiranjeevi recalls a ‘humiliating’ incident when the South film industry was sidelined at an event

Chiranjeevi has once again proved his dominance on the silver screens with his political thriller, GodFather. The film is being praised by movie buffs across the country. Meanwhile, refreshing your memory, the megastar received the National Award for his performance in the 1988 film, Rudraveena. Recently, a video of the speech by Acharya actor talking about his visit to the national capital is doing rounds on social media.

Talking about the award ceremony, Chiranjeevi said, “The walls around us were decorated with posters showcasing the grandeur of Indian cinema. There were some brief notes. There were photos of Prithiviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, and so on. They showed their pictures; they described them beautifully. They praised various directors and heroines. And we thought they would also talk about South Indian cinema in such great detail. But they just showed a still image of MGR (M G Ramachandran) and Jayalalithaa dancing. They described it as South Indian cinema. And Prem Nazir, who played a hero in a record number of films in the history of Indian Cinema, they showed his picture and that was it.”