In a bid to raise funds for the aid of poor artists, the axe used by veteran actor Balakrishna in his super hitSimha was put on auction by the Movie Artists' Association (MAA) at AP Film Chamber, Hyderabad on October 5.
Venkat Garikapati and Jitendra Atluri from New Jersey bagged the axe for Rs.. 5 lakhs. Balakrishna himself presented the axe to the NRIs during the occasion. Simha director Boyapati Seenu, A.V.S. Subramanyam and Paruchuri Sivaram Prasad were present.
Notably, this is not the first time articles and costumes used by stars are being auctioned in Tollywood. Recently, the sword and shield used by Ram Charan Teja in his mega hitMagadheera were also sold by auction.
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