29 January,2026 09:38 AM IST | Hyderabad | IANS
Picture Courtesy/Genelia Deshmukh`s Instagram account
Responding to a post put out by actor Allu Arjun on the occasion of their superhit Telugu film Happy completing 20 years, actress Genelia D'Souza has now told the pan-Indian star that she was proud of all the work that he had been doing in the last 20 years.
In her reply to Allu Arjun, Genelia wrote, "Thank you Dearest alluarjun. Some films are truly special and Happy was one of those special memories I cherish...So proud of all the work you have been doing in the last 20 years, more power to you."
Allu Arjun had, on Wednesday, penned a heartfelt post about the experience of working on Happy.
He had said, "Twenty years of Happy. One of the most enjoyable films of my journey. Grateful to AKarunakar garu for the beautiful vision. My wonderful co-star dear geneliad, the amazing talent BajpayeeManoj ji, and many other artists made it a truly joyful ride."
He also went on to praise music director Yuvan Shankar Raja's music for the film and thanked the other technicians who had worked in the film.
He wrote, "thisisysr garu for his heart-touching music and heartfelt thanks to all the technicians. Special thanks to my dad AlluAravind garu & GeethaArtsfor backing this project. Gratitude."
The production house that produced the film, Geetha Arts, too had put out a post on X to mark the occasion. It wrote, " Rom-coms changed, trends changedâ¦But HappyMovie remains evergreen! Celebrating 20 Years of Rom-Com Entertainer that stole our hearts! 20YearsForHappy."
For the unaware, director A Karunakaran's Telugu film Happy, featuring actors Allu Arjun and Genelia D'Souza in the lead, released in the year 2006 and was loved by the masses. The film, which had music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, had cinematography by R D Rajasekhar and editing by one of the country's finest editors, Anthony. The film, which went on to emerge a success, was dubbed and released in various languages. Interestingly, its Malayalam version was titled Happy Be Happy. The film became a blockbuster in Kerala, where it ran to full houses for over 175 days.
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