Darshanam Mogilaiah has come in for praise from the happening production house Sithara Entertainments, which is run by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, for receiving the Padma Shri honour. Mogilaiah belongs to the Amrabad forest reserve in Mahbubnagar and is a Kinnera exponent. He shot to fame in pop culture last year when a song from 'Bheemla Nayak' was released with his intro vocals.  

"Congratulations to Shri Darshanam Mogilaiah garu, who has been conferred with ?????????? ???????? for his endless service to Art. We feel delighted and proud that we got a chance to work with him on our prestigious #BheemlaNayak song (sic)," Sithara Entertainments today wrote. 

Speaking to a YouTube channel in an interview last year, Mogiliah said that he could have earned crores of rupees had he been after money. "I am almost living in poverty. But I am content that I have brought out the Kinnersa tradition to the fore," he said. Last year, there was a question about him in a government exam. 

Power Star Pawan Kalyan, too, has congratulated the exponent.