NTR’s Nannaku Prematho further widened the gap between family members. The movie pitted against Balakrishna’s dictator at box-office. At audio launch of the film, NTR’s father Harikrishna saying that his son is the real torch bearer of legendary actor NTR has raised controversy. There were reports in social media that Balakrishna and his TDP party has applied pressure on theaters not to screen Nannaku Prematho.