2022 Saw Tollywood Mourning The Loss Of 8 Legends!
The 12 months 2022 noticed the Telugu movie business shedding a few of its greatest stars. The deaths of celebrity Krishna and ‘insurgent star’ Krishnam Raju got here as massive blows to Tollywood, and the top of the 12 months introduced the information of the passing of veteran actors Kaikala Satyanarayana and Chalapathi Rao.
The 12 months started on a tragic be aware with the dying of actor-producer Ramesh Babu, elder brother of widespread actor Mahesh Babu, in January.
Ramesh Babu was recognized for movies reminiscent of Bazaar Rowdy, Mugguru Kodukulu and others. After his retirement from appearing in 1997, he had turn out to be a producer.
April noticed the dying of three veteran Tollywood personalities. Director Sarath handed away on the age of 74 after battling most cancers. Sarath, who made his directorial debut in 1986 with Chadastapu Mogudu, revamped 20 movies in his profession. He predominantly labored with actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Suman.
Whereas he delivered superhits reminiscent of Vamshanikokkadu, Sulthan, Peddannayya, and Vamshoddharakudu, he directed Suman in movies Bava Bavamaridi, Peddinti Alludu, and Chinna Alludu.
The identical month, veteran actor M. Balayya handed away on the age of 94. He had acted in additional than 300 movies and was widespread for taking part in the position of the aged and different vital roles in a number of tremendous hit motion pictures.
Veteran director Tatineni Rama Rao’s dying got here as one other loss to Tollywood. He handed away in Chennai on the age of 84.
He began his profession within the movie business as an assistant director and made his directorial debut with Navarathri (1966), starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri within the lead roles. He directed greater than 65 movies in Telugu and Hindi.
He directed blockbusters reminiscent of Brahmachari (1966), Manchi Mitrulu (1969), Jeevana Tarangalu (1973), Dorababu (1974), Yamagola (1977), Anuraga Devatha (1982) and Pachchani Kapuram (1985).
In September, Tollywood misplaced legendary actor U. V. Krishnam Raju. He handed away the age of 83. Often known as the ‘insurgent star’ of Telugu cinema, he was the uncle of widespread actor Prabhas.
In a profession spanning 50 years, Krishnam Raju acted in additional than 180 movies. He was additionally a recipient of 5 Filmfare south awards in addition to three Nandi awards. His most well-known works embody Jeevana Tarangalu, Krishnaveni, and Bhakta Kannappa amongst others.
Raju served because the Union Minister of state in numerous ministries within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA authorities between 2000 and 2002. He was elected to the Kakinada and Narasapuram constituencies within the twelfth and thirteenth Lok Sabha on BJP ticket.
In November, Tollywood suffered an enormous loss with the dying of legendary actor Krishna. He died of cardiac arrest on the age of 79.
Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy or Famous person Krishna, as he was popularly recognized, acted in additional than 350 movies in a profession spanning 5 many years. He additionally produced and directed just a few movies.
Father of actor Mahesh Babu, Krishna was credited with introducing many new tendencies in Tollywood.
He’s recognized for a lot of landmark motion pictures like ‘Alluri Seetharama Raju’, which was the primary cinemascope film in Tollywood, ‘Eenadu’ (1982), first Eastman color movie and ‘Simhasanam’ (1986), the primary 70 mm movie.
The celebrity based Padmalaya Studio in 1970 and produced some extremely profitable motion pictures.
The celebrity was reported to be depressed because the dying of his spouse Indira Devi in September. Early this 12 months, he misplaced his elder son Ramesh Babu.
Thought of near former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Krishna joined the Congress get together in 1984. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Eluru in 1989 however misplaced the election in 1991 from the identical constituency. After Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, Krishna distanced himself from politics
He acquired a number of awards together with NTR nationwide award in 2003. In 2009, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema.
The final month of the 12 months noticed Tollywood shedding two extra veteran actors. Kaikala Satyanarayana handed away on December 23 on the age of 87. Identified for his roles as a villain and character artiste, he acted in over 750 movies. In a profession spanning 60 years, he labored with over 200 administrators.
A detailed buddy of former Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Machilipatnam in 1996 on the ticket of Telugu Desam Occasion (TDP). He later stop politics.
Even earlier than Tollywood may get better from this shock, one other veteran actor Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao handed away on December 25. He died of cardiac arrest on the age of 78.
Identified for his comedian and villainous roles, he acted with three generations of prime stars in a profession spanning over 5 many years. He acted in additional than 600 movies.
Chalapathi Rao made his debut in 1966 with ‘Ghodachari 116’. He acted in supporting roles with main actors like N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi, and Venkatesh. He additionally produced just a few movies.
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