Telugu
superstar
Krishna
passed
away
on
November
15
at
Continental
Hospital
in
Hyderabad.
Earlier
in
the
day,
he
was
put
on
a
ventilator
after
suffering
from
a
cardiac
arrest.
The
legendary
actor
was
79.
The
entire
Telugu
film
industry
is
in
immense
grief
and
mourning
the
loss
of
one
of
its
most
celebrated
stars.
Several
celebrities
arrived
at
Mahesh
Babu's
residence
to
pay
tribute
to
the
actor.
Veteran
actor
Mohan
Babu
too
arrived
at
Krishna's
Nanakramguda
residence
to
pay
his
respects
to
his
friend.
Mohan
Babu
broke
down
as
soon
as
he
saw
actor
Krishna's
mortal
remains
and
wept
uncontrollably.
As
the
day
passes,
celebrities
and
industry
people
have
been
visiting
to
pay
their
homage
to
the
actor.
Mohan
Babu
spoke
to
Mahesh
Babu
and
Krishna's
family
members
about
the
influence
the
veteran
actor
had
in
his
life.
The
actor
offered
the
family
his
condolences.
Earlier,
Mohan
Babu
took
to
social
media
and
shared
an
emotional
tribute
to
the
late
superstar.
Sharing
a
touching
note,
Mohan
Babu
recalled
how
Krishna
had
an
influence
on
his
own
career.
Taking
to
Twitter,
Mohan
Babu
wrote,
"I
am
deeply
saddened
and
shattered
by
the
loss
of
a
legendary
actor.
I
worked
as
an
assistant/
associate
director
for
some
of
his
movies
and
acted
alongside
him
in
around
70
movies
as
a
villain,
he
used
to
fondly
call
me
'
Bhakta.;
It's
Superstar
Krishna
Garu
who
uplifted
my
career
during
my
nascent
stages
as
an
actor
and
always
had
great
love
and
affection
towards
my
family.
A
man
with
a
golden
heart!
I
love
him.
A
star
has
faded
away.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family
and
dear
ones
(sic)."
Mohan
Babu's
son,
actor
Vishnu
Manchu,
arrived
at
the
residence
to
honour
the
late
actor.
Meanwhile,
actors
Jr
NTR,
Allu
Arjun,
Ram
Charan,
and
Pawan
Kalyan,
among
others,
also
arrived
to
pay
their
condolences
to
the
grieving
family.
Actor
Krishna
will
be
cremated
on
November
16
with
full
state
honors.
His
mortal
remains
will
be
moved
to
Gachibowli
Stadium
for
public
homage.
A
few
hours
after
Krishna's
death,
Mahesh
Babu
and
the
rest
of
the
Ghattamaneni
family
issued
a
statement
that
read,
"It
is
with
the
deepest
grief
that
we
inform
you
of
the
passing
of
our
dearest
Krishna
Garu.
He
was
a
superstar
in
so
many
ways
beyond
the
movie
screen...guided
by
love,
humility,
and
compassion.
He
will
live
on
through
his
work,
through
us,
and
the
lives
he
influenced.
He
loved
us
more
than
anything
and
we
will
miss
him
more
with
each
passing
day.
But
as
they
say,
goodbyes
aren't
forever.
Until
we
meet
again
--
The
Ghattamaneni
Family
(sic)."