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Superstar Krishna passes away: The late legendary actor to be cremated with full state honors tomorrow

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 16, 2022, 16:37:12 IST

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Superstar Krishna passes away: The late legendary actor to be cremated with full state honors tomorrow

Veteran Tollywood actor Ghattamaneni Krishna, popularly known as Super Star Krishna, passed away on November 15. He was 79. Reportedly, Krishna Passed away on Tuesday morning around 4 am after suffering a cardiac ailment. The ace actor was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad, where he breathed his last. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, in Hyderabad.

13:16 (IST) Nov 15

Mohan Babu has expressed deep grief over the demise of Krishna

A legend is gone! https://t.co/WLwVyIZok3
— Mohan Babu M (@themohanbabu) 1668497735000

13:16 (IST) Nov 15

Gopichand Malineni and team offer condolences from the shooting set

#RIPSuperStarKrishnaGaru REST IN PEACE LEGEND🙏🙏 https://t.co/fOEIPgsJwD
— Gopichandh Malineni (@megopichand) 1668495418000

13:09 (IST) Nov 15

Chiranjeevi visits Krishna's home to console Mahesh

Megastar Chiranjeevi was spotted at Krishna's home as he arrived to pay his last respects to the legendary actor.

12:58 (IST) Nov 15

Huge loss for Mahesh

Mahesh Babu lost his brother Ramesh, mother Indira Devi and father Krishna in same year.

12:48 (IST) Nov 15

Mahesh Babu's old statement about his father’s biopic goes viral

Superstar Mahesh Babu's father Superstar Krishna passed away this morning due to multiple-organ failure. While the entire Tollywood is mourning the sudden demise of the veteran superstar. Celebrities are expressing their grief through social media and an old video of Mahesh Babu, where he is answering a question about his father's biopic is doing the rounds.

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12:34 (IST) Nov 15

A die-hard fan of Krishna expressed heartfelt condolences

నా అభిమాన నటుడు ఇకలేడన్న నిజాన్ని జీర్ణించుకోలేక పోతున్నాను. ఆయన తీసిన అన్ని సినిమాలు చూశాను. ఆయన ఆత్మకి శాంతి చేకూరాలని అలాగే వారి కుటుంబ సభ్యులకి నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతిని తెలియచేస్తున్నాను.

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12:26 (IST) Nov 15

Telugu film celebs pay tribute to Krishna

Following Krishna's demise, the entire Telugu film industry is shocked and celebs started sharing their condolence messages to Mahesh Babu and family through social media. Etimes Telugu condoles the departed soul Rest in Peace.

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12:11 (IST) Nov 15

TFI came to a standstill

In Hyderabad, the entire film industry came to a standstill. According to reports, all shooting, recording, dubbing, post-production work got cancelled. Everyone was calling each other to notify them about Krishna’s passing.

12:09 (IST) Nov 15

The team of #VeeraSimhaReddy paid their respects to Superstar Krishna

The team of #VeeraSimhaReddy paid their respects to Superstar Krishna Garu at their shoot location in Ananthapur an… https://t.co/KToc78ZFZo
— 𝐁𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 (@BheeshmaTalks) 1668494137000

12:08 (IST) Nov 15

Successful politician

Krishna was considered close to former Prime Minister Rahiv Gandhi. He joined the Congress party in 1984 and was a critic of legendary actor N.T. Rama Rao and his Telugu Desam Party. Krishna had made few films criticising NTR and his government. Krishna was elected to Lok sabha from Eluru in 1989 but lost the election in 1991 from the same constituency. After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, Krishna distanced himself from politics.

12:03 (IST) Nov 15

Krishna's mortal remains will be taken to Gachibowli Stadium

11:55 (IST) Nov 15

Krishna depressed since the death of his wife Indira Devi

Krishna married Indira Devi in 1965. They had two sons including Mahesh Babu and three daughters. In 1969, he married actor Vijaya Nirmala and had one son from her. She died in 2019. The superstar was reported to be depressed since the death of his wife Indira Devi in September. Early this year, he lost his elder son Ramesh Babu.

11:47 (IST) Nov 15

Director Sreenu Vaitla shared a heartfelt note

https://t.co/nnidMXf0Ov
— Sreenu Vaitla (@SreenuVaitla) 1668483539000

11:42 (IST) Nov 15

Landmark movies

Krishna is known for many landmark movies like 'Alluri Seetharama Raju' (19767), which was the first cinemascope movie in Tollywood, 'Eenadu' (1982), first Eastman color film and 'Simhasanam' (1986), the first 70 mm film.

11:40 (IST) Nov 15

Critical acclaim

Sakshi' (1967) won critical acclaim at the Tashkent film festival. His 1972 movie 'Pandanti Kapuram' bagged the national film award for best feature film in Telugu for that year.

11:39 (IST) Nov 15

James Bond of Tollywood

'Gudacchari 116' (1966), a spy film, proved to be a superhit, making Krishna one of the most sought after actors. With this success, he got offers for 20 films. He subsequently acted in at least six James Bond like movies.

11:37 (IST) Nov 15

Cinema debut

Born on May 31, 1942 at Burripalem in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, Krishna entered the film industry in early 1960s with small roles. He debuted as the lead actor with the 1965 movie 'Thene Manasulu', which became a hit.

11:36 (IST) Nov 15

Andhra leaders mourn passing away of Krishna

After learning about the demise, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan expressed grief over the demise of Superstar Ghattamaneni Krishna, the Andhra James Bond who has a large following in his long innings in Tollywood.

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11:32 (IST) Nov 15

Doctors say

According to doctors he was brought to the hospitals in an unconscious state but was revived after 20 minutes of CPR. He was put on a ventilator and his condition was critical.

11:29 (IST) Nov 15

Tamil film industry mourns the demise of Super Star Krishna

Telugu Superstar Krishna, who is the father of star actor Mahesh Babu, passed away earlier today, November 15, at the age of 79. After being admitted at the hospital on November 14 after having suffered a massive cardiac arrest, the veteran actor breathed his last at around 4 am today. While entire film fraternity is in shock, stars from Kollywood have been mourning the demise of the veteran Telugu actor.

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