Many
leading
Telugu
stars
like
Chiranjeevi,
SS
Rajamouli,
Rana
Daggubati,
Allu
Arjun,
Nani,
Nikhil
Siddhartha
have
watched
Akkineni
family
drama
film
Manam
at
the
grand
premiere
on
May
22
and
appreciated
the
makers'
efforts
in
the
movie.
Kamal
Hassan
seems
to
be
the
first
Tamil
actor
to
watch
it.
The
South
Indian
Superstar
could
not
stop
crying
while
watching
late
legendary
Telugu
actor
on
screen.
Kamal
Hassan
has
watched
Manam
at
a
special
screening
held
in
Chennai
earlier
this
week.
The
actor
was
touched
by
the
sentimental
scenes
in
the
film.
Especially,
tears
were
spotted
rolling
down
his
cheeks,
while
watching
the
portions
of
late
actor
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao.
He
was
also
awed
by
the
performances
of
other
leading
actors
like
Nagarjuna,
Naga
Chaitanya,
Samantha
and
Shriya
Saran.
After
watching
Manam,
Kamal
Hassan
spoke
to
the
media
persons
and
gushed
his
feelings
about
the
film.
He
said,
"I
am
a
big
fan
of
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao
and
Manam
has
boosted
my
devotion
to
him
further.
It
is
such
a
beautiful
and
feel
good
film.
While
everyone
was
laughing,
I
became
emotional
remembering
my
bond
with
ANR."
Produced
by
Annapurna
Studios,
Manam
is
a
befitting
send
off
and
a
tribute
by
his
son
Nagarjuna
to
him.
Kamal
Hassan
added,
"I
am
very
happy
that
Akkineni
family
has
made
this
film
as
a
befitting
farewell
for
the
legendary
actor.
ANR
lives
on
in
Manam.
As
an
ANR
fan,
I
thank
Akkineni
family
for
making
such
a
wonderful
film."