Tollywood Veteran Director Raghavendra Rao has visited Tirumala and shaved off his beard, as an offering to the deity. He said that he worshipped at Tirumala for Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh (AP). He hoped that the people of AP will hear the good news soon. Further, Raghavendra Rao reminded that Tollywood is forever forward in helping the people, during troubled times. At the time of Hudhud cyclone, they had all collected Rs. 12 crores, and donated it for construction of houses for the cyclone-hit, he said.