Comedian Kondavalasa passes away

Hyderabad, Nov 03: Popular Telugu comedian Kondavalasa Lakshman Rao (69) passed away on Monday. He was suffering with BP and diabetes for the past few months. As his condition worsened on Monday he was shifted to NIMS hospital where he was declared brought dead. Kondavalasa was born on October 10, 1964 at Kondavalasa village in Srikakulam district. He was an former employee of Vizag Port Trust. He made debut in Telugu film industry with Vamsi's 'Aunuvalliddaru Istapaddaru'. He acted in more than 70 films. 'Aithe Ok' dialogue brought fame to him. He acted in more than 1000 plays and won 2 Nandi Awards in drama category.