Posted on: Posted Date – 10:55 PM, Tue – 11/15/22
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Hyderabad/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed their condolences on the passing of veteran actor Krishna on Tuesday. “Krishna Garu was a legendary superstar who was loved for his versatile acting skills and lively personality. His passing is a great loss to the film and entertainment industry,” Modi tweeted.
Chandrashekhar Rao visited the late actor’s residence in Nanakramguda to lay flowers on Krishna’s body. He offered his condolences to Krishna’s family. The chief minister also ordered that Krishna’s final rites be held on Wednesday and be performed in national honor.
He directed Chief Secretary Kumar to make the necessary arrangements in this regard. Later in an interview with the media, Chandrashekhar Rao recalled Krishna’s work as an actor, producer, director and head of a production company for Thailand over the past 50 years. Contributions made by the Lugu language film industry. He said Krishna’s passing was a great loss to the Telugu film industry and the people of both countries.
Apart from various family drama films, Krishna gained popularity as an actor in message-oriented social and patriotic films such as Alluri Sitarama Raju that created social awareness among the people, he said. He recalls that the working class of yore saw Krishna as their favorite hero and regarded him as their superstar. He also said Krishna was credited for setting up his own production company and introducing new trends and techniques in Telugu film production.
Ministers such as KT Rama Rao, T Harish Rao, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Vemula Prashant Reddy, Puvvada Ajay Kumar visited the late actor’s residence and paid their respects. They recalled Krishna’s service to the Telugu film industry and offered their condolences to the family.
