Vishnu Manchu, who was elected president of the
movie Artistes Association (MAA) last week, took the oath of
office Friday night. In a tense campaign,
vishnu overcame renowned actor
prakash raj to win the presidency. He was sworn in in the presence of
telangana Cinematography
minister Talasani Shrinivas Yadav, as well as his family and other
film industry figures.
Vishnu uploaded a few videos from the oath ceremony on Instagram. His sister
lakshmi Manchu, his
wife Viranca, and others can be seen. Prabhas' uncle, legendary actor Krishnam Raju, and
malayalam superstar
mohanlal both congratulated
vishnu on his MAA victory.
mohan babu, Vishnu's father, also spoke during the ceremony, thanking the members of the association for electing
manchu vishnu as the MAA's president and remembering the elders in the industry.
Mohan Babu and
vishnu Manchu will also meet with KCR, the
chief minister of
telangana, and YS Jagan, the
chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The MAA
election results may be challenged in
court by a Prakash Raj-led commission. After losing the elections,
prakash raj resigned from the MAA membership, and his winning panel members followed suit. During the elections, some panellists complained that
mohan babu had mistreated and tormented them.