Apparently, Balayya is one of the senior most actors and the MAA management informed media circles that he would be receiving the award from the hands of his contemporaries like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Chiranjeevi. Considering this to be a rare event, many were looking forward to it. However, when the event happened, both Chiru and Venky bunked the occasion.
Nagarjuna came for formality but he left midway without waiting for the award to be given to Balayya. Finally, the award was given like a formality. Differences rising in the way it was announced and presented, many bunking the occasion was observed by Balayya. Now, the cine sources say that though he was smiling on outside, his blood was boiling from inside.