Veteran Telugu cinema actor Kota Srinivas Rao breathed his last at the age of 83

Veteran Telugu cinema actor Kota Srinivas Rao passed away at the age of 83. It is being said that he was suffering from age-related diseases for the last few days, after which he breathed his last on Sunday. Everyone is deeply shocked by his demise.

A very sad news has come from Telugu cinema. Industry veteran actor Kota Srinivas Rao passed away at the age of 83. He breathed his last after a long illness at his residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. The sad thing is that the actor had celebrated his 83rd birthday just 2 days ago and now he has said goodbye to this world forever.

How did the actor die?

According to reports, Kota Srinivas Rao was suffering from age-related diseases for the last few days, after which he breathed his last on Sunday. Everyone is deeply shocked by his demise.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has also expressed grief over the death of actor Kota Srinivas Rao. He posted on X and wrote – The death of famous actor Kota Srinivas Rao, who won the hearts of cinema audiences with his versatile roles, is extremely sad. His artistic contribution and the roles played by him in the field of cinema and theater in almost 4 decades will remain unforgettable.

‘The countless memorable roles played by him as a villain and character artist will always remain alive in the hearts of Telugu audiences. His death is an irreparable loss to the Telugu film industry. In 1999, he served the public by winning as an MLA from Vijayawada. I express my deepest condolences to his family members.’

Worked in many languages

Kota Srinivasa Rao was born in 1942 in Kankipadu, Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He started his film career in 1978 with the film ‘Pranam Khareedu’. In his career spanning more than four decades, he worked in more than 750 films including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi. He played all kinds of characters in his career. He made a special place in the hearts of people with his excellent acting. The demise of Kota Srinivasa Rao has come as a big shock to all his fans including celebs.

These were some of the actor’s great films

Kota Srinivasa Rao worked in countless great films. But some of the important films of his career include ‘Aaha Naa Pellanta!’, ‘Pratigatna’, ‘Khaidi No. 786’, ‘Shiva’ and ‘Yamaleela’.

He was honoured with the Padma Shri award

He was honoured with the Padma Shri award in 2015 for his huge contribution to Indian cinema. Apart from this, he was also honoured with many other awards.

Apart from acting, he was also active in politics. He was also a BJP MLA from Vijayawada East Assembly from 1999 to 2004. The Telugu film industry is mourning the death of the veteran actor. All his fellow actors and fans are paying tribute to him and remembering the actor with moist eyes.

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