Krishnam Raju, Tollywood veteran actor, passes away at 82

Telugu cinema veteran actor Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju, known popularly as Krishnam Raju passed away at the age of 82 in Hyderabad on the morning of September 11. he was popularly known as Rebel Star in the Tollywood cinema. The Baahubali star Prabhas was his nephew.

The veteran actor starred in more than 180 films in his career including successful ones such as Jeevana Tarangalu, Mana Voori Pandavulu, Antima Theerpu, Amara Deepam, Tandra Paprayudu, and Palnati Pourusham to name a few. He was last seen along with his nephew Prabhas in the period romantic drama Radhe Shyam released earlier this year.

Actor Manoj Manchu took to his tweet and shared his condolences as he tweeted, "This can’t be true. Such a great human being. we will miss you dearly sir. Ur contribution to the film industry and the society Wil live on forever and ever. Om Shanti #KrishnamRaju garu. We will love you forever".

This can’t be true. Such a great human being  we will miss you dearly sir. Ur contribution to the film industry and the society Wil live on forever and ever. Om Shanti #KrishnamRaju garu. We will love you forever pic.twitter.com/RwgAFG8GaM — Manoj Manchu(@HeroManoj1) September 11, 2022

Nikhil Siddhartha, who was last seen in the hugely successful film Karthikeya 2, also took to his Twitter and wrote, "A Legend Has left us… A man with a Heart of Gold.. Rest in Peace sir. will miss your Presence and Motivational words always."

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  pic.twitter.com/0a4bhAik0r

— Nikhil Siddhartha (@actor_Nikhil) September 11, 2022

Director Maruthi expressed his condolences to Prabhas and wrote, "Shocking to know this sad news Legendary actor Rebel star Krishnam Raju garu is no more . My deepest condolences to Prabhas garu and his family. Rest in peace Sir #KrishnamRaju sir, you'll be in our hearts forever."

Shocking to know this sad news Legendary actor Rebel star Krishnam Raju garu is no more .
My deepest condolences to Prabhas garu and his family.
Rest in peace Sir #KrishnamRaju sir, you ll be in our hearts for ever pic.twitter.com/k0aYs7kUsu — Director Maruthi (@DirectorMaruthi) September 11, 2022

Krishnam Raju was also an active politician as he was elected to the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Kakinada and Narasapuram constituencies in Andhra Pradesh in the late 1990s with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. The late actor has also served as the Minister of State for different cabinets including Defence, External Affairs and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in his political career.