Natasimham Nandamuri Balakrishna's absence to ANR's funerals led wide range of speculations for the the actor's absence. Balakrishna's supporters say a wedding occurred in his house a few months ago and hence he was not supposed to attend any deaths and graveyards. And so Balakrishna could not make it to ANR's funerals.
However, some of the analysts condemn above speculations saying that Balakrishna's wife, Vasundhara expressed her condolences to ANR at Annapurna Studios. During the felicitation of 75 years of cinema, Balakrishna's name was not included in the invitation cards, while Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu's names were included. Moreover, Balakrishna's name was included in the guests list. This factor made Balakrishna getting annoyed with ANR and stopped calling him as 'Babai'. Later, Nagarjuna, too, didn't attend Balakrishna's second daughter's marriage. However, all the above gossips were rubbished by some more observers.