Telugu superstar Jr NTR has a special connection with Kannada audiences due to his fluent Kannada-speaking skills, acquired from his mother who is from Kundapura. He frequently converses in Kannada and even dubbed for his role in the film RRR. Jr NTR is vocal about his love for Kannada cinema and recently met Kannada director Rishab Shetty at a film award event in Dubai, where Rishab won an award for his film Kantara. The two had a friendly exchange in Kannada, and videos of their interaction have gone viral on social media.