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Krishnam
Raju,
the
legendary
actor
of
the
Telugu
film
industry
passed
away.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
the
82-year-old
breathed
his
last
at
a
private
hospital
early
morning
today
(September
11,
Sunday).
The
sources
close
to
Krishnam
Raju
suggest
that
the
veteran
actor
was
suffering
from
age-related
issues
for
the
last
few
years.
The
actor,
who
was
widely
known
as
the
‘Rebel
Star’
of
Telugu
cinema,
has
acted
in
over
180
films
in
his
career
that
spanned
over
five
decades.
Krishnam
Raju
was
born
in
the
West
Godavari
district
of
Andhra
Pradesh
in
1940.
He
made
his
acting
debut
in
1966
with
the
movie
Chilanka
Gorinka.
The
veteran
actor
later
earned
stardom
with
his
performances
in
films
like
Bhakta
Kannappa
and
Tandra
Paparayudu.
Later,
he
also
entered
politics
and
joined
the
Congress
party.
He
contested
as
a
Congress
candidate
from
Narasapuram
in
1991
but
got
defeated.
Later
he
joined
BJP
and
won
the
same
seat
in
the
elections
of
1999.
Krishnam
Raju
later
served
as
a
junior
minister
in
the
AB
Vajpayee
cabinet,
till
2002.
Krishnam
Raju
is
survived
by
his
wife
Shyamala
Devi,
and
three
daughters
Sai
Praseedha,
Sai
Pradeepthi,
and
Sai
Prakeerti.
Prabhas,
the
superstar
of
contemporary
Telugu
cinema
is
his
nephew
(he
is
the
son
of
Krisham
Raju’s
brother
and
film
producer
Uppalapati
Surya
Narayana
Raju).
The
Telugu
film
industry
members
mourned
Krishnam
Raju’s
demise
on
social
media.
Check
out
the
posts
here:
“Rest
in
peace
our
very
own
Krishnam
raju
garu
…
a
legend
a
soul
with
the
biggest
heart
..U
will
live
on
in
our
hearts
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻,”
reads
Anushka
Shetty’s
post.
“This
can’t
be
true.
Such
a
great
human
being
🙏🏼
we
will
miss
you
dearly
sir.
Ur
contribution
to
the
film
industry
and
society
Wil
live
on
forever
and
ever.
Om
Shanti
#KrishnamRaju
garu.
We
will
love
you
forever🙏🏼,”
wrote
Machu
Manoj.
“A
Legend
Has
left
us…
A
man
with
a
Heart
of
Gold..
Rest
in
Peace
sir
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
will
miss
your
Presence
and
Motivational
words
always…
@UVKrishnamRaju
#KrishnamRaju
🙏🏽,”
wrote
Nikhil
Siddhartha.
“A
Bad
Morning!
Truly
shocking..
Hard
to
believe
that
#KrishnamRaju
garu
is
more!
REST
IN
PEACE
SIR
My
deepest
condolences
to
Prabhas
Anna,
family
and
friends!,”
wrote
Naga
Shaurya.
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