At the Hari Hara Veeramallu success meet, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan addressed criticism following the film’s poor initial reception. Despite the flop talk after the premiere, the makers quickly organized a successful meet, which surprised fans. Pawan, deeply involved in the film, not only promoted it like never before but also helped resolve financial hurdles just before release.

Explaining his delay, he said he attended cabinet and review meetings earlier in the day. “Even in film releases, I had to do ‘panchayats’,” he joked. He emphasized the film’s effort to show the darker side of Aurangzeb and the Mughal era, often overlooked in history.

Addressing social media trolls, he told fans not to take online hate personally. “Strike back if you want, beat up the negative ones, and drive them out,” he said, creating a stir online. His fiery speech has since gone viral.