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Tollywood’s ‘Rebel Star’, Prabhas’s uncle Krishnam Raju dies at 83; PM condoles

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Veteran Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju has passed away at the age of 83 in wee hours on Sunday, family sources informed.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters. ‘Bahubali’ star Prabhas is his nephew.

Popularly known as ‘Rebel Star’ of Tollywood, Krishnam Raju has acted in more than 180 movies in a career spanning over five decades.

Krishnam Raju acted in movies ranging from social, family, romantic, thriller movies to historical and mythological movies. His succesful movies include ‘Amara Deepam’, ‘Sita Ramulu’, ‘Katakataala Rudraiah’ and many more. The actor’s last on-screen outing was Prabhas starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’.

Apart from being a two-time Andhra Pradesh government’s Nandi Award winner, Krishnam Raju won the Filmfare best actor award for ‘Tandra Paparayudu’ in 1986. He was awarded the Filmfare South ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award in 2006.

Born, January 20, 1940 in the West Godavari district, Krishnam Raju made his film debut in 1966 with ‘Chilaka Gorinka’. Briefly, he also portrayed the anti-hero in some movies. Krishnam Raju became a household name in Telugu homes with movies like ‘Bhakta Kannappa’ and ‘Tandra Paparayudu’. He also produced several movies under his ‘Gopi Krishna Movies’ banner.

In his later years, along with film’s, Krishnam Raju also pursued a career in politics. He contested as the Congress candidate from Narasapuram in 1991 but list. He won from the same seat as the BJP candidate in the 1999 polls and served as a junior minister in the Vajpayee cabinet till 2004.

 

PM Modi condoles veteran Telugu actor Krishnam Raju’s demise

 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of veteran Telugu actor and politician U.V. Krishnam Raju.

“Saddened by the passing away of Shri UV Krishnam Raju Garu. The coming generations will remember his cinematic brilliance and creativity. He was also at the forefront of community service and made a mark as a political leader. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti,” he tweeted.

Raju, who was actor Prabhas’ uncle, passed away in the early hours of September 11. He had starred in several Telugu films since the 1960s and was last seen in Prabhas-starrer “Radhe Shyam”, which was released earlier this year.

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