According to reports, star heroine Shruti Haasan began to feel concerned during the "Veera simha Reddy" pre-release event in Ongole because she was seen coughing a lot after the performance. Later, it was revealed that she had also undergone a Covid test, and speculation that she had actually caught the coronavirus began to circulate. megastar chiru had the following to say about it.
Shruti dropped the news on sunday morning that she wouldn't be able to make it to the Waltair Veerayya pre-release event in vizag because of her health. "I'm devastated that I won't be able to make it to the event. I'm really sick, and I just couldn't go today," she posted on her social media account. Even chiru admitted as much, but he also said that the star heroine had a Covid test completed and hoped not to contract the virus.
Chiranjeevi made a lighthearted joke regarding Shruti's possible appearance at the "Veera simha Reddy" pre-release event in Ongole with Nandamuri Balakrishna, saying, "I wonder what might have she eaten in Ongole, or someone might have blackmailed her there." Everyone at the Waltair Veerayya event in vizag burst out laughing at this discussion right away.