Hyderabad: Famend Telugu actor, producer and former Union minister Uppalapati Krishnam Raju handed away on Sunday morning. He was affected by a number of well being points and breathed his final in a personal hospital in Hyderabad. He was 83. The actor-turned politician was admitted to the hospital on September 5 with submit COVID problems and was on ventilator assist.
Krishnam Raju, popularly often called Insurgent Star served as Union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cupboard. He was elected to Lok Sabha two occasions from Kakinada and Narsapuram constituencies.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Telangana Chief Minister Ok. Chandrasekhar Rao have condoled the demise of Krishnam Raju. CM Jagan lauded the contribution of the insurgent star to movie land and public life and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved relations.
CM KCR stated that the demise of Krishnan Raju, who acted as a hero in lots of movies throughout his fifty-year profession and gained the hearts of moviegoers as a ‘insurgent star’ together with his distinctive performing model, is a superb loss for the Telugu silver display screen.