Nandamuri Balakrishna is widely followed by fans, whether sincerely or sarcastically. The most common thing that can be heard in any theatre, despite whose film it may be, and whatever the film may be, is “Jay Balayya”. Balayya’s videos are the most-watched videos – whether from movies or real life. Balayya has the kind of craze that no other actor in TFI has.
He is also currently the most in-demand actor by young directors, who are queuing up to work with him. All the star heroes are busy with directors like Koratala Siva, Trivikram, Sukumar, etc, which is leaving the others with senior actors. Of all the senior actors, directors seem to be preferring Balayya the most, mainly because he’s a director’s actor. Balayya is one of the few actors left, who doesn’t meddle in the direction or story department, and sticks to the script, and to the director’s vision. This makes him the ideal actors for any director.
Balayya is currently working on Akhanda with Boyapati Srinu, and his next will be directed by Gopichand Malineni. Gopichand is already doing the necessary research for his script for Balayya’s film and is getting ready a powerful script and character for Balayya. On the other hand, Balayya is expected to collaborate with director Anil Ravipudi after this, who is also said to have come up with a powerful script for the actor.