Even before releasing of his new film ‘Guru’, Telugu actor and Victory Venkatesh has come forward to the public with a good cause. He acts as goodwill ambassador for the social campaign.
He urged the people to ‘Say No to Peer Pressures’ through a video campaign. He further asks the people not to let others pull their strings. He says it’s alright to be left out and not succumb to what others say. Teenage Foundation has initiated the campaign aims to rescue the teenagers especially urban oriented youth. They make a video aims to caution one and all not to surrender to peer pressure and harm oneself.
It also conveys to teenagers not to indulge in risky behaviour and to be assertive when they want to say NO. In the video, Venkatesh explains that it’s all fun and cool to indulge in smoking, drinking and taking drugs at the beginning. He says that it all starts with the want to try once, adding that they don’t want to upset their friends. He explains that in the end, it doesn’t matter what others think.