Before the happening of ‘Srimanthudu,’ very few people knew that Mahesh Babu too has a generous side of charity. He donates a big share of earnings for various philanthropic activities. After Chiranjeevi, it was only Pawan Kalyan who is adored for their hunger towards serving the humanity in any form. In fact, Chiru’s political avatar with Praja Rajyam Party and Congress diluted all his powerful image and today he is seen as no big star.
So, alone Pawan Kalyan was seen fighting on social issues for uplifting the poor living standards. He even took a political turn with Jana Sena and his voice against TDP on forceful land acquisition for Andhra Pradesh new capital construction gained huge mileage. All these were apart from his Power Star cine image. Now, the entry of Mahesh Babu with a message sending ‘Srimanthudu’ should be analyzed in a different perspective.
‘The ideals about which Mahesh Babu spoke in this film for the sake of villagers have reflected Pawan Kalyan’s image in Harsha character. The simple costumes Mahesh Babu wore in the movie also highlighted the common-man living standards followed by both Mahesh Babu and Pawan Kalyan off the screen. Help ever... Hurt never! Give ever... Expect never! Smile ever.. Cry never. These are the few ideals which matched equally both in Mahesh and Pawan. All in all, ‘Srimanthudu’ is surely a film close to Power Star Fans and Pawanism,’ one of the Pawan Kalyan admirers commented.