Mahesh Babu calls Akhil the next superstar

Superstar Mahesh Babu recently watched the Akkineni family's Manam and is in praises for the film and for the cameo by debutant Akkineni Akhil.

"(I'm) pleasantly surprised by Akhil's cameo in the end. The boy has amazing screen presence. (He is) a star to look out for in the future," Mahesh posted on his Twitter page Monday. He even expressed his happiness for people embracing a novel concept like Manam.

Directed by Vikram Kumar, the film features all the three generations of Akkineni actors. The film was a blockbuster and crossed the previous best of Akkinenis in just 10 days of its release.