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Family, friends, celebrities,fans bid tearful adieu to Tollywood actor Krishnam Raju

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Veteran Tollywood actor and former Union Minister U. V. Krishnam Raju was cremated with state honours near here on Monday.

Family members, friends, Tollywood celebrities and fans bid tearful adieu to Raju, who was popular as the ‘rebel’ star.

The last rites were performed in his farm house at Moinabad near Hyderabad.

Raju’s nephew ‘Bahubali’ star Prabhas, Jagapati Babu, and leaders of various political parties paid their last respects to Raju, who passed away on Sunday. Prabhas was seen assisting in the last rites.

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Hyderabad:Veteran Tollywood actor Krishnam Raju dies at 83.

Earlier, Raju’s body was brought to Moinabad in a procession from his house at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad.

As per the direction given by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, authorities made arrangements for the cremation with state honours.

Police personnel presented a gun salute and opened fire in the air as a mark of respect to the departed soul.

Cyberabad police had made elaborate security arrangements for the funeral. Only those having permission from Raju’s family were allowed into the farm house.

Raju breathed his last at AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad on Sunday after prolonged illness. He was 83 and survived by wife and three daughters.

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PM condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

In a career spanning 50 years, Krishnam Raju acted in more than 180 films.

Union Minister for Culture G. Kishan Reddy, Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao, mega star Chiranjeevi, veteran actors Krishna, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu, and Mahesh Babu were among those who paid their last respects to Raju on Sunday.

PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

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The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Veteran telugu cinematic personality, Krishnam Raju Garu.

The Prime Minister tweeted;

“Saddened by the passing away of Shri UV Krishnam Raju Garu. The coming generations will remember his cinematic brilliance and creativity. He was also at the forefront of community service and made a mark as a political leader. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.”

PM condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

Confirmed! Mahesh Babu’s next film is with ‘Bahubali’ director Rajamouli

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After his superb performance in Sarileru Neekevvaru and owning 2020, Telugu actor Mahesh Babu’s next project has been confirmed with none other than Baahubali director S.S Rajamouli. Over the last couple of months, a lot of news has been surfacing about a possible collaboration between Mahesh Babu and Rajamouli, which has been confirmed now.

Putting the rumours to rest, in a recent interview Rajamouli confirmed the news and shared, “There are no rumors. The fact is that I will direct Mahesh Babu and it will be produced by KL Narayana. This will be my next after ‘RRR’.”

The untitled movie will officially be announced next year and hit the floors in 2022. Needless to say, it will certainly be a treat for everyone to see the biggest Telugu actor and the biggest Telugu director come together for this project.

Mahesh Babu has a fandom like no other not just in the south circuit but Pan India and the box office collections for all his movies are proof of the same. The actors last release Sarileru Neekevvaru was a super hit box office and collected over 200 crores during its theatrical run. The movie also marked the third consecutive movie for the actor to enter the 100 crore club.

Rajamouli has made a name for himself all over the country with his rendezvous “Bahubali” in two series making the entire country await his second one eagerly for over two years. The decade of 2010 in Indian film industry owes to him for the film “Bahubali, the Beginning” and the sequel “Bahubali, the Conclusion”, which went on to earn Rs.500 crore and Rs.1000 crore respectively.

His next film “RRR” starring Jr NTR and Ramcharan was scheduled to hit this year but for the Coronavirus pandemic, it may be delayed but surely make it soon to the theatres.