While Promotions of Mahesh babu's Srimanthudu movie in an interview they asked Jagapathi babu as "There is an contradiction in people's opinion about No.1 in Telugu film industry as Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh babu, what is your opinion?" then Jagapathi babu replied as "Number game changes every Friday but I respect Pawan Kalyan because of his huge variation in characterizations and cinema, not only this but also because of his aggressive behavior when it is needed whether it is politically or socially,"
