Allu Arjun’s National Award, Chiranjeevi’s Bholaa Shankar disaster, and Rajinikanth’s Jailer sensation have hogged the limelight in August. The stars belonging to these three films dominated the charat at M9 News Top 10 Most Popular Stars for August.
1. Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun was adjudged the Best Actor at the National Awards for his performance in Pushpa. He has created a history that no one from Telugu Cinema was able to in the 69-year history of the National Awards.
2. NT Ramarao
Legendary NT Ramarao left us many years ago but still keeps coming back to make Telugu race proud every now and then. The Central Government issuing a commemorative coin on the Legend and the coins getting Soldout in a jiffy hogged the headlines.
3. Ram Charan
Ram Charan is a surprise entrant to the list this month. Social media was abuzz about Charan’s cold response to Allu Arjun for getting the National Award. Bunny’s casual reply even caught the attention making it a topic of discussion.
4. Vijay Deverakonda
Vijay Deverakonda was in news this month with his Kushi releasing. Vijay and Samantha’s on-stage live performance, his avoiding the media, and the film’s result finally kept the actor continuously in News.
5. Rajinikanth
The Superstar made a sensational comeback with Jailer. The movie minted massive profits not only in Tamil but also in Telugu. The ‘Ardhamaindha Raja’ speech at the film’s audio release was a blockbuster and is the biggest catalyst for the movie as well.
6. Anil Sunkara
The producer was in News continuously with the disastrous result of Bholaa Shankar and the hardships he faced during the movie release. However, he helped restore Chiranjeevi’s image with a denial after he was promised another project as a compensation.
7. Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi registered a bigger diaster than Acharya with his Bholaa Shankar. The cringe comedy especially the Kushi scene became a hot topic. The reports of Chiranjeevi squeezing Sunkara for remuneration at the last minute also got extensive press.
8. Nani
Nani who is usually silent when his films are not releasing hogged attention this time after he voice support to Jai Bhim for missing out in National Awards. Social Media was after Nani calling him jealous of the Telugu winners.
9. Naveen Polishetty
Naveen Polishetty single-handedly shouldered the responsibility of Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty as Anushka skipped the movie promotions. He impressed everyone with the way he put in all possible effort for the movie.
10. Varun Tej
Varun Tej delivered the biggest disaster with Gandeevadhari Arjuna. The numbers of the film are shocking and ended up as a nightmare for the actor.
