Rama Naidu's death: Chandrababu expresses condolances

Hyderabad, Feb 18: The passing away of the 78-year-old actor-producer-director, who was the uncrowned monarch of the Telugu film world for four decades, has shocked not only the film industry but also politicians. Following his death after 3 pm today, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu condoled the suden demise and said, "It is an irreparable loss to the Telugu film industry." Others who expressed their shock include the entire Akkineni family, Shraddha Das, Navdeep, Mahesh S Koneru, Sundeep Kishan, Manchu Manoj, Mohan Babu M, Vennela Kishore, Allari Naresh, Ram Pothineni, Paruchuri GK and PL Narayana.