Actor Mahesh Babu, known for his Telugu films, has adopted his ancestral village Burripalem, under the ‘Smart Village - Smart Ward’ programme of the Andhra Pradesh government. He also adopted a village in Telangana's Mahbubnagar district. The projects are expected to cost about ₹2.14 crore as an Anganwadi building, additional classrooms and community hall among others will be constructed.