Veteran Telugu actor and Mahesh Babu’s father, Krishna, passes away at 80

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took to twitter and wrote, “Krishna Garu is a Telugu superstar. He is Alluri… He is our James Bond. As a man of heart in real life as well, who earned distinction for himself in the film industry, his death is a great loss for Telugu film industry and Telugu people. May God give strength to Mahesh and Krishnagari’s family in this difficult time.”

Superstar Rajnikanth gave heartfelt condolences to the family and said that the demise of Krishna Garu is a great loss to the Telugu film industry.

“The demise of Krishna garu is a great loss to the Telugu film industry … working with him in 3 films are memories i will always cherish. My heartfelt condolences to his family …may his soul rest in peace.”