This day (Sept 5) in 2009, Naga Chaitanya's first movie, 'Josh', hit the screens. Produced by Dil Raju, the movie released amid expectations from Nagarjuna's son, who would go on to make it in Tollywood with films like 'Ye Maya Chesave', '100% Love', 'Manam', 'Premam', and 'Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam' in the coming years.

As he completes 9 years in the industry, the Akkineni star says, "Thank you guys so much for this! Only because of your support that its come this far ... and a lot lot more to go."

As a quintessential Telugu cinema hero, Chay has had successes mostly with lover boy and family guy roles. This year, 'Savyasachi' offers him a chance to try his luck with thriller genre once again after 'Yuddham Sharanam'. But before that, 'Shailaja Reddy Alludu' arrives on Sept 13 amid high optimism.