Union Minister for Coals and Mines and ace film personality Dr. DasariNarayana Rao on Sunday night released the audio of SLPP's movie “Suryam”. The movie is starring Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu and Celina Jaitley in the prime roles. Successful director V Samudra directs the film and heartthrob of the youth music director Chakri scores the music. The film is set for December first week release.

Addressing the gathering as chief guest Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao said Padma Shri. Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu is the most successful artiste in Telugu film industry, who always held his composure at all times with a brave heart at the failures and humbleness at the success. He said hero Vishnuvardhan Babu would soon be overtaking the stardom in Tollywood.

JNTU Vice-Chancellor Prof Venkatrami Reddy observed that Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu happens to be the sole contributor of education to the poor and downtrodden, besides rendering big service to the needy sections of the society. He said Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College is the best educational institutions under the JNTU affiliation with all facilities kept ready for the students.

Former MP Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad said Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu is a great human being and an extraordinary artiste who has a special place for him among the Telugu people, besides having followers all over the country. Member of Parliament Madhu Gowd Yakshi said he looked forward for the day when hero Vishnuvardhan Babu could become a big Hollywood actor. He said Vishnu has absorbed the discipline from his father. Honorable members of the judiciary, academics, and other elite sections took part in the event. The album was released through the Aditya Music. The songs from the album were screened for the gathering. Miss India Celina Jaitley, the heroine of Suryam, thanked Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu and Vishnu for their cooperation and affection. “Vishnu would remain a great friend of mine all through my life,” she felt.

Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu elected new MAA Chief

Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu is today elected the new President of the Movie Artistes' Association (MAA), a prominent association in the vibrant Telugu film industry. The staggering conditions prevailing in the Telugu film industry because of the predominant piracy of the movies forced the Association members to unanimously elect Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu as their Chief, said senior members of MAA. The association members and other prominent personalities of the industry hailed Dr.MB's leadership and greeted him on this occasion.

Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu, who had acted in a widely spread three decades of film career in an unbelievable number of 506, of them about 150 as Hero, happened to be the key figure when the MAA was formed in the early last decade. He saw to it that the Telugu film industry gained self-reliance and successfully guided the industry's shift-over to Hyderabad from erstwhile Madras . Anjana Productions head Mr. Nagababu said that Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu is a great warrior whose leadership is of immense strength to the MAA. He desired and expressed hope that the new chief would successfully tackle the “horrible” piracy menace. Veteran actor Gummadi Venkateswara Rao observed that Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu holds superb leadership qualities and is a perfect trouble-shooter, capable of facing any challenge

Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu 's Press Conference

Later, addressing a press conference, Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu said that “I would never ever be lured by Power or Position. I believe in selfless service, which alone counts for a healthy society or to that matter any organization. I am immensely moved at the unanimous decision of the association members to elect me as their President. I can only assure you that I would do my best.”

Later, Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu was profusely garlanded and congratulated by a great number of film personalities. His well-wishers from all over India and abroad had called up Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu and expressed hope that he would bring new glory and charisma to the Telugu film industry. “Suryam” returns from Kyrgyzstan

The “Suryam” unit (an SLPP film), starring Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu, Celina Jaitley and Veda has returned from Kyrgyzstan, a sizzling mountainous country of the formerly Soviet Union, after a fortnight-long brisk shoot schedule. “Suryam”, a high-budgeted movie is directed by V Samudra, and produced by Padma Shri. Dr.Mohan Babu.

A couple of songs were canned on hero Vishnu and the two heroines. The cinematography unit expressed great happiness that they could shoot excellent locations and maintained that the songs would hold scintillating backdrop of the mountains. Popular choreographer Raju Sundaram and others led the songs canning, while youth sensation Chakri is the music director.

Meanwhile, hero Vishnu is busy with gym training since a vital stunts sequence is under planning, while a couple of terrific fights were already canned.