Kalyan Ram clears the air on Balakrishna & Junior NTR’s relationship

For the past few years, rumours are rife that all is not well between

Balakrishna

and Junior NTR. Reports of the strained relationship between the

Nandamuri

uncle-nephew duo went all over the place. Adding fuel to fire, both the star heroes haven’t been clicked in a single frame in recent times. However, Balayya Babu was seen alongside

Tarak

during the last rites of Harikrishna who passed away in a tragic road accident.

During the latest promotional interview for

NTR biopic

, Nandamuri

Kalyan Ram

who reprised the role of his father cleared the air about the floating rumours. The 40-year-old actor clarified that everything is fine between his younger brother and uncle by stating “Balayya Babai showed his love towards Tarak by making him launch NTR Kathanayakudu’s audio album”.

Replying to the absence of Tarak in the film, Kalyan Ram said “Tarak is a big star. Babai didn’t want to do injustice by offering him a short, irrelevant role in the film. That would have disappointed Nandamuri fans too”. He also revealed that there is no Balakrishna’s role in the two-part film. While

Kathanayakudu

is scheduled to hit the screens on January 9 as a

Sankranthi

treat, the sequel version Mahanayakudu will release on February 7.