Saturday evening in Hyderabad saw the inaugural Gaddar Awards, hosted by the Telangana administration. Fans are convinced that Allu Arjun had a full circle experience when he was presented the Best Actor award for Pushpa 2: The Rule by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy during the ceremony. Since the chief minister openly criticized Arjun following the Sandhya Theatre stampede, many referred to it as his 'redemption'.

CM Revanth Reddy presents the Gaddar Award to Allu Arjun

Revanth Reddy presented the award to Arjun, who looked pleased. Before leaving the stage, he even uttered the legendary phrase "thaggede le" (will not back down). He posted on X (formerly Twitter), "Humbled and grateful to receive the Gaddar Award for Best Actor for #Pushpa2."

He expressed his gratitude to the Telangana government by writing, "My heartfelt thanks to the Government of Telangana, The Honourable CM Sri @revanth_anumula Garu, Deputy CM @Bhatti_Mallu Garu, Cinematography Minister @KomatireddyKVR Garu, #DilRaju garu & all the Jury members for this honour and for celebrating cinema through such a wonderful initiative."

Arjun expressed his gratitude to his fans and congratulated the other winners, saying, "Big love to my fans... this one's for you, my Army." I also extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the skilled winners from various fields at the #GaddarTelanganaFilmAwards.

Fans of Allu Arjun refer to it as a "comeback"

Arjun's fans went wild with excitement when they saw Revanth present the actor with an award for Pushpa 2. Many video clips of the Telangana administration condemning the actor in the stampede incident and now presenting him with the award started to appear on X. One fan commented, "The same Revanth Reddy who had #AlluArjun arrested in the #Pushpa2 stampede incident." Allu Arjun is now receiving the Best Actor Award for Pushpa 2 from a grinning Revanth Reddy. "Well done, @alluarjun."

One user captioned a video of the demonstrations at Arjun's house during the event and the speech he delivered on stage with the words, "REDEMPTION.. RAPPA RAPPA." Another user wrote, "Comeback ante bhAAi laga undaliii. Case vesina Hand thoniii most prestigious award." (Bhai's comeback is such that he received a prestigious award from the person who filed a case on him).

Another person combined clips of Revanth's criticism of Arjun with him receiving the Gaddar Award, stating, "This Comeback Was f**king Personal. @alluarjun my Man you won Again Love youu!!"

The Pushpa 2 stampede incident

During the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule at Sandhya Theatre in RTC X Roads, Hyderabad, a stampede occurred on December 4, 2024, resulting in a woman's death and the hospitalization of her young son in critical condition. Arjun and his family were present in the theatre when the incident occurred. He, the theatre management, and his security were all sued.

The High Court granted the actor interim bail a few hours after his arrest on December 13. However, he was released from jail only after spending the night there. Since then, the actor has said sorry and paid for the injured boy's medical treatment. Arjun was criticized by the Telangana administration, which included CM Revanth, as well as the police, who alleged that he entered the theater without permission first.

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