Thank you @KChiruTweets gaaru, Also on this occasion I want to sincerely apologise to you if I ever unintentionally offended you ..Thank you once again for your large heartedness 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/08EaUPVCQT
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 9, 2025
RGV’s apology
In his video, Chiranjeevi recalled Shiva’s impact when it first hit theatres in 1989. Apart from praising Nagarjuna’s intense performance, Amala and antagonist Raghuvaran, he hailed Ram Gopal Varma for his directorial finesse and technical brilliance. In his response, RGV thanked Chiranjeevi for his kind words. The filmmaker also took the occasion to tender his apology to Chiranjeevi if ever he had ‘unintentionally’ offended him. The director thanked Chiru for his large heartedness.
RGV, on several occasions, criticized Chiranjeevi and his brother Pawan Kalyan on social media platforms. The filmmaker passed several controversial remarks about the two stars and also took satirical digs through his films. However, it looks like RGV has moved on from that phase, distancing himself from political influences and returning to his ‘labour of love,’ filmmaking. He had recently resumed his directing career in Hindi, and apologizing to Chiru is a testament to it.
Shiva re-release after 36 years
Nagarjuna-starrer Shiva was a trendsetter in Telugu cinema. The RGV directorial released on October 5, 1989 and became a cult classic. After 36 years, it is re-releasing with state-of-the-art technology integrated into the film. Celebrating the re-release, Nagarjuna stated that the audiences will be blown away by the magnificent sound design. “The stunning remastered version will give the audiences an immersive experience. The original sound was re-done and converted to a Dolby Atmos mix using advanced AI engineering,” said the actor. Interestingly, while Damodar worked on the sound effects for Shiva, his grandson worked on the remastered version.
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