India, July 22 -- Director Krish Jagarlamudi was supposed to helm Pawan Kalyan's first historic film, Hari Hara Veera Mallu (HHVM), until he walked out midway. Producer AM Rathnam's son, filmmaker Jyothi Krisna, took over the project and completed the rest of HHVM: Part 1-Sword vs Spirit. Krish broke his silence for the first time, penning a note with 'love and fury' about the film on his Instagram.

Krish posted a still of Pawan from the film as the titular character, writing that HHVM walks into the world 'not quietly, but with purpose.with the weight of history and passion behind every frame'. He credited Pawan and Rathnam for making the film possible.

He wrote, "Our PAWAN KALYAN garu.. an extraordinary force blessed by something far ...