Tollywood veteran actor, producer, director and writer Mannava Balayya took his last breath at the age of 94 on April 9th at his residence in Yousufguda, Hyderabad today. According to the reports, he died due to age-related ailments. He acted in more than 300 films and played major supporting roles in Yamaleela, Malleshwar, Sriramarajyam, Mithrudu, Pelli Sandadi, Bobbili Yuddam, Pandava Vanavasam, Palnati Yuddam, Parvati Kalyanam, etc. Balayya received the Raghupathi Venkaiah award in 2012 and the Nandi awards for Chiranjeevi's Oorukichchina Maata (writer) and Nandi in the producer category for Chelleli Kapuram movie. He was born on April 9th, 1930 in Chavapadu village in the Guntur district. Film celebrities and his followers are paying condolences to his family members.
