Recently one of the production houses (AK Entertainments) of Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru, posted in its social media page that there would be a special interaction and photoshoot of Mahesh Babu with his fans on Wednesday. Several fans of Mahesh Babu turned up to witness his photoshoot which led to mild commotion on Wednesday.
The photoshoot event was planned at Aluminium Factory, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. A huge number of fans arrived at the venue. But it led to stampede and two fans were injured severely. They were rushed to hospital, right away.
A fan of the actor identified as Lakshmi Narayana injured after a barricade fell on his leg. He was shifted to a hospital and a case has been registered at the police station under 336 and 337 sections of IPC against the shoot organizers.
Chandanagar police are saying that the organizers had arranged the photoshoot with issuing 1000 passes to the people. But a whopping of 1800 people turned up to the venue that leads to the stampede.
Few people are saying that the production team hasn’t taken proper care to make the event safe and it has also come out that few fans were even beaten by bouncers while barricades arranged by the film’s team were broken.
This incident happens ahead of the pre-release event of Sarileru Neekevvaru, which is going to take place on 5th January 2020. Megastar Chiranjeevi is going to attend the event as Chief Guest. The movie Sarileru Neekevvaru starring Rashmika Mandanna, Rajendra Prasad and Rao Ramesh, among others in the crucial roles.
The action, comedy and romantic drama is helmed by Anil Ravipudi of F2 Fun and Frustration, and is produced by Dil Raju, Anil Sunkara, and Mahesh Babu under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations, AK Entertainments, GMB Entertainment. The film has music by Devi Sri Prasad and cinematography by Rathnavelu. Sarileru Neekevvaru is scheduled to release on 11th January, 2020.