Veteran Telugu actor Kaikala Satyanarayana passes away

Hyderabad: Veteran Telugu actor Kaikala Satyanarayana died at his Filmnagar residence in the wee hours of Friday. The 87-year-old actor has been suffering from age-related issues from the past few months. The last rites will be performed on Saturday in Mahaprasthanam.

Fondly known as Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma, Kaikala was born on 25th July 1935 in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He starred in more than 770 films from the time of NTR. He played as antagonist and character roles in family and social dramas as well as mythological films.

He was also a member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha from the Telugu



Desam party (TDP). Members of the Telugu film fraternity, united by grief, paid tribute to the veteran actor on social media.

Chief Minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao condoled Veteran Telugu actor Kaikala Satyanarayana and recalled his friendship with the famous actor in a statement here on Friday.

Chandrashekhar Rao said Kaikala Satyanarayana has endeared himself to Telugu people with his innate ability to play any different type of characters in Telugu films.

He termed Satyanarayana’s death as an irreparable loss to Telugu Film Industry.