Telugu film actor Chiranjeevi today called ailing veteran Telugu actor Kaikala Satyanarayana at the Jubilee Hills Apollo Hospital in the city.
While Satyanarayana could not himself speak due to a tracheostomy, Chiranjeevi inquired about the health condition of Satyanarayana from the doctors over the phone.
Chiranjeevi said that Satyanarayana had looked at him and smiled with joy.
"As soon as I learnt that Kaikala Satyanarayana garu returned to consciousness in the ICU, I called him with the help of the doctor treating him, Dr, Subba Reddy. I gained confidence from the call that he will recover very soon. Though he could not speak due to tracheostomy, when I told him that I wished that he return home soon, and that we all celebrate that, he smiled and gave a thumbs up sign and gestured to say thank you, Dr Subba Reddy told me. I am praying that he returns fully healthy soon, and am very happy to share this with his fans and well-wishers," Chiranjeevi tweeted.
Apollo Hospitals belongs to a group that Chiranjeevi has familial connections with through his son Ram Charan Tej's marriage to Upasana Kamineni - Kamineni is the granddaughter of Dr Prathap Reddy, founder-chairman of Apollo Hospitals.
Satyanarayana was admitted to the hospital yesterday after complaining of breathlessness. He has been keeping poor health for some months now.