Chiranjeevi saved Comrade Kalyan

Chiranjeevi saved Comrade Kalyan. Sree Vishnu's Comrade Kalyan which released last week which opened up to mixed reviews is holding strong at the box office. The film starred Mahima Nambiar as the female lead under the direction of Janakiram Marella.

Kona Venkat penned the story and screenplay for the film. Now speaking to scribes, Kona Venkat shared how Chiranjeevi saved Comrade Kalyan. He said the censor certification got delayed due to Naxalism backdrop and also due to punches and references to other heroes.

He revealed that the film went to Revising Committee in Delhi and during that time Chiranjeevi helped in getting the film's censor certification. He said for any film sacrifices are required. However, Chiranjeevi sacrificed a lot for this film. He said he came to know that the film is facing censor problems and he told the members of the censor board that the film is a comedy crapper and why there is so much delay. This helped the completion of the film's censor.

He said the film also has satires on Chiranjeevi's disaster film Acharya. He said many may feel that Chiranjeevi must have got hurt, but he said Chiranjeevi has taken it sportively and told that this will be the highlight in the film.

- Pramod Nandivada