The entire Telugu community is taken aback by the sudden demise of popular actor and politician
Nandamuri Harikrishna
.
Actor and
Bigg Boss Telugu 2
host
Nani along with Telugu entertainment industry is mourning the loss. Taking it to his social networking handle, Nani expressed his shock over Harikrishna’s death, paid condolences and prayed for strength to his family and fans.
Nani shares a good rapport with
Jr NTR, the youngest son of late Nandamuri Harikrishna.
Harikrishna, 62, breathed his last at a private hospital in Narketpally this morning after being hospitalized after meeting with a major accident in Telangana's Nalgonda district.
The 62-year-old was going to Kavali in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to attend a wedding when his car rammed into the divider on the Nalgonda Highway and flipped on the other side, a police official said.
Harikrishna was an actor and had acted in several Telugu movies. His sons, Kalyanram and Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as Junior NTR are also famous Telugu stars.
Actor and politician N T Rama Rao served as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms. Harikrishna had served as minister in Chandrababu Nadiu's cabinet in late 1990s.
In 2014, Harikrishna's another son Janakiram had died in a road accident in undivided Nalgonda district. (With PTI inputs)