Mahesh Babu got migraine during Guntur Kaaram’s shoot as he smoked ‘real beedi’: ‘I don’t smoke and…’

Mahesh Babu opened up about how smoking a beedi for Guntur Kaaram affected his health. He also clarified that he doesn't 'encourage' smoking.

Mahesh Babu will play the lead role in Guntur Kaaram

Mahesh Babu plays the lead role in Guntur Kaaram. (Pic: Mahesh/X)

Actor Mahesh Babu’s latest film Guntur Kaaram has been doing well at the box office. The film features the actor in a rowdy avatar and is shown smoking a ‘beedi’. Recently, the actor opened up about how smoking a ‘beedi’ for the film affected his health. He also clarified that he doesn’t ‘encourage’ smoking.

While speaking to Haarika and Hassine Creations, who backed the film, Mahesh Babu revealed that he suffered from migraines when he started shooting for Guntur Kaaram because of the ‘beedi’. Then, the film’s director Trivikram Srinivas came to his aid and came up with an ayurvedic alternative.

“I don’t smoke and won’t encourage smoking as well. It was an ayurvedic beedi that was made of clove leaves. Initially, they gave me a real beedi, and I got migraine. I went and told Trivikram and he was thinking about what to do. Then he researched and got me this ayurvedic beedi, which I found nice. It was made of clove leaves and had a mint flavour. There was no tobacco in it,” the actor shared.

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The Telugu superstar returned to theatre after a gap of two years with the action-packed entertainer. He was last seen on the big screen in the 2022 film, Sarkaru Vaari Paata.

Produced by S Radha Krishna under the banner of Haarika & Hassine Creations, Guntur Kaaram also features Sreeleela, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Jagapathi Babu, Ramya Krishna, and Jayaram in key roles. The music is composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa and PS Vinod. It has amassed Rs 94.50 crore at the box office within five days of its release.

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