News about Krishna’s death was reported by Indian media. Its prominence in this country is evidenced by the fact that farewell entries on social media have been posted by local movie stars and prominent politicians.
wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
recalled superstar Rajinikanth.
The actor also said goodbye to politicians in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where Tollywood cinema is shot in Telugu. Krishna himself, like many other Indian movie stars, was also involved in politics. In 1989 he was elected to parliament and retired from politics in 2012.
As the portal “Variety” recalls, Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy was born in 1943. He made his screen debut in 1961, and four years later he played his first major role. Throughout his career he has worked with some of Tollywood’s greatest directors, and one of his most famous roles was as revolutionary Alluri Sitarama Raju. The same role was recently played by Ram Charan in the Indian hit “RRR”. Krishna was not only an actor, but also a film director and producer.
Krishna was known to be loyal to his on-screen co-stars. He appeared in 48 films alongside Vijaya Nirmala and 47 with Jaya Prada. His father’s baton was taken over by his son Mahesh Babu, who is now one of Tollywood’s biggest movie stars.
