Lakshmi's NTR dedicated to Balakrishna: RGV

In Laxmis NTR promotional event,Amidst speculations that Ram Gopal Varma has made Lakshmi's NTR as "revenge" on Balakrishna for denying doing NTR biopic with him, RGV has finally responded and clarified to those rumours. RGV said, "I did meet Balakrishna and discussed about NTR biopic longtime ago. But things haven't materialized between us. My idea is different from his idea. I have always wanted to tell the story of Lakshmi Parvathy and NTR. I've been interested in narrating in that point. But Balayya wasn't interested in that. We fell apart on that and we have moved on."

Ram Gopal Varma said that he dedicates Lakshmi’s NTR film to NTR’s son and popular film star Nandamuri Balakrishna. RGV said that it was a meeting with Balakrishna that inspired him to make a film on the legendary actor-politician’s life. The director further said that there is no political motivation behind his idea to make a film on NTR’s life and that he just wanted to show the facts.

 Later, Ram Gopal Varma has announced Lakshmi's NTR and that has been courting controversy after controversy and creating a lot of heat ahead of the film's release on 22nd March, 2019.