Baahubali fame LV Revanth bags Indian Idol 9 trophy

After three long months of anticipation and melodious performances, LV Revanth, the Manohari singer from Baahubali, has emerged out as the winner of Indian Idol 9. Bagging the position of 1^st runner-up was Khuda Baksh.

The trophy was handed over by cricket God Sachin Tendulkar who made his TV debut on the singing reality show today. In addition to the title, Revanth also walked away with the grand prize money of Rs. 25 lakhs.

Coming from Visakhapatnam, Revanth is also the winner of IIFA Utsavam award 2016. A favourite of judge Anu Malik, the 26-year-old singer has mesmerised us many times with his singing talent during his journey on the show.

Speaking about the win and the road ahead, Revanth told a daily, “I will go back home and celebrate with my friends and family who supported me, but I will come back to Bollywood and settle here. I want to thank all the people who have supported me in my journey to win the first ever show of my life.”

“I have big dreams and I have to make it big in Bollywood. I have one eye set on Bollywood and the other on Tollywood, but I want to work on my Hindi first,” he added.

Congratulatory tweets started flooding the microblogging site as soon as Revanth was declared as the winner. While for some it was a proud moment, others just couldn’t wait for his Bollywood singing debut.

Here’s how the Twitterarti rejoiced in his win:

-One judge used to call him as South Star but #LVRevanth from #VisakhaPatnam #AndhraPradesh became winner of #IndianIdol9. Congratulations

-Many many congratulations to #Revanth for winning #IndianIdol. U deserve this title and yes you belong to Bollywood! #IndianIdolGrandFinale

-Congratulations LV REVANTH for Winning #IndianIdol 9. Taking trophy from The Sachin sir is very special. ALL THE BEST #IndianIdolGrandFinale

-#Revanth is our Indian Idol so so happy... #indianidol @singerrevanth super proud of you

-Congrats to #IndianIdol Winner Revanth and Finalists cheers @SonyTV #IndianIdolGrandFinale