Mahesh Babu  is all set to the won the hearts of the fans once again with his upcoming film. Yesterday,  Maharshi hosted a grand pre-release event of the film which was attended by thousands of fans.  Mashesh Babu gave a speech where he mentioned about directors like K Raghavendra Rao, Krishna Vamsi, Gunasekhar, Sreenu Vaitla and Koratala Siva who he has worked with. However, he forgot to mention the most important person who has made him a superstar today. Now,  Mahesh Babu took to Instagram and shared a message for director Puri Jagannath.

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The Prince of Tollywood took to Twitter and wrote, "missed mentioning an important person in my speech today. In my 25 films journey, it was #Pokiri that made me a superstar. Thank You @PuriJagannath! ! ! Thanks for giving me Pokiri . A film that will be always remembered."

Mashesh Babu  got his first ever hit of his career with Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannath.  Four Nandi Awards, two Filmfare Awards South including Best Popular Feature Film for Pokiri managed to win the hearts of the audiences. The film starred Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz and Prakash Raj in the lead roles, but what made Pokiri superhit was Puru Jagannath's direction.  

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In the event, Mahesh Babu  also revealed that he didn't want to work with Vamsi Paidipally initially as he had two films in the kitty. However, what made him say yes for Maharshi was, "I thought I will send back Vamsi after listening to the line for 10 minutes. But his 20-minute narration stunned me. “

Maharshi slated to release on May 9th.