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The advertisement has a significant part in altering the customer's opinion of brands in the current environment of media dominance and the abundance of information. The company uses a celebrity as its spokesman, using endorsements as a form of brand communication to support its positions and claims. The brand benefits from the celebrity's personality, notoriety, social standing, and industry expertise. In order to differentiate their brand in today's cutthroat marketplace, firms sign endorsement deals with movie stars, athletes, entertainers, politicians, and other celebrities, creating a billion-dollar industry. Today's advertising landscape has become increasingly dependent on celebrity endorsement, particularly in the FMCG industry. According to earlier studies, FMCG companies erred when they entered the rural sector. These businesses view the rural market as a growth area for the current urban market. But compared to urban customers, Indian consumers in rural areas have different demographic and psychographic characteristics. This study purposes to ascertain the impact of celebrity endorsement on FMCG product branding in Telangana's Tier II and III cities. According to the study, celebrity endorsements have a significant influence on the branding of FMCG products in Telangana's Tier II and III cities. The study also comes to the conclusion that in the case of Telangana Tier II and III cities, celebrity endorsement has little to no impact on businesses and the aspects that go into their creation (branding elements).