Kamal Haasan Unveils Life-size Statue of Telugu Superstar Krishna in Vijayawada

Nov 10, 2023, 15:16 IST

Vijayawada: Actor Kamal Hasan unveiled the statue of Telugu superstar Krishna in Vijayawada on Friday. East Constituency YSRCP in-charge Devineni Avinash and Vijayawada deputy mayor Bellam Durga were present during the unveiling ceremony.

The Dasavathaaram actor is currently shooting for his much-anticipated Indian-2 movie in Vijayawada. The actor acknowledged the invitation from the fans of Krishna and Mahesh Babu and came for the unveiling of Krishna’s statue at KDGO park here.

On behalf of Krishna’s family, Devineni Avinash thanked the chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for extending his support to install the late actor’s statue within 10 days. The unveiling ceremony was attended by a large number of fans for both Krishna and Mahesh Babu.

Meanwhile, Mahesh Babu took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his "heartfelt gratitude to Kamal Haasan and Devineni Avinash for unveiling ‘Nanna garu’s statue’.

“Heartfelt gratitude to @ikamalhaasan Sir and @DevineniAvi Garu for gracing the inaugural event of Krishna garu's statue in Vijayawada. Truly honoured to have them unveil Nanna garu's statue, a homage to the legacy he left behind. Also, a big thank you to all the fans from the bottom of my heart who made this event possible! Humbled by all the love,” Mahesh Babu wrote in his post.

Heartfelt gratitude to @ikamalhaasan Sir and @DevineniAvi Garu for gracing the inaugural event of Krishna garu's statue in Vijayawada. Truly honoured to have them unveil Nanna garu's statue, a homage to the legacy he left behind. Also, a big thank you to all the fans from the… pic.twitter.com/4YUOidCR8d

— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) November 10, 2023