Nandamuri Balakrishna is one of the actors, who has a huge mass following. He is currently acting in his 98th film, 'Lion' and for his 99th film, he will work with director Sriwass.

To celebrate the launch of Balayya's 100th film, fans are going to gift him a very costly gift. They will gift a brown coloured crystal granite lion (10 x 4.5 ft), which costs around Rs. 10 lakhs to Balayya. The idol will be ready within six to seven months, by when the actor's 100th film is expected to be launched. Balakrishna is the only star son to be acting in 100 movies and so the fans are going to celebrate it.

A book on Balakrishna's filmy journey, which is titled 'Nandamuri Shikaram', will also presented to the Nata Simha. The first page of this 1000 page long book will be written by Balayya's wife Vasundhara.