A close aide betrayed Ntr and this at one time impacted his career in a shocking manner. It is known that though Ntr hails from Nandamuri clan, he worked hard to attain stardom. At the start of his career, he tasted multiple flops and during that time, his financial situation worsened so much that he had no money on hand.
However, during that time, his close friend who used to call Ntr 'Anna Anna', spread rumours in the industry against Ntr tarnishing his image saying Ntr's career is finished and he couldn't do any dances. Hearing this, a few directors also started talking negatively about Ntr.
But later, Ntr bounced back strongly thanks to Rajamouli by shedding weight and leaving all shellshocked and shutting the mouths of his critics. Ntr then kept aside that close friend who spread negative rumours but never commented negatively about him.