Sarath Babu Death: Vanitha Vijayakumar Recalls When Her Mother Manjula Had A Near-Death Experience With Him

South actor Sarath Babu breathed his last on Tuesday after batting a rare condition. He has been on medical support for months before breathing his last. Celebrities and fans have been showing their condolences to him on social media. Now, popular media personality Vanitha Vijayakumar has recalled a memory of her mother and how she had a near-death experience with Sarath Babu.

She said in the interview, "Sarath uncle and I have a special bond. He was featured in my first movie Chandralekha as my father and he was the first person I associated as my father after my actual father, Vijayakumar. His demise is an absolute shock for me and I am praying for his soul to rest in peace."

Recalling about the incident his mother had with him, Vanitha said, "My mother and Sarath Babu along with some other cast members of a movie were locked up in a hotel room during the riots in Andhra Pradesh. They all fled the state with the help of an influential politician. Though I did not see it in person, my mother has told me about it, and I cannot even imagine what they all would've gone through."

She said, "His last movie was with me. The the Telugu film, Malli Pelli is yet to be released, and it saddens me to know that he will not be with us to watch it. It is also my comeback to the Telugu cinema industry."

Vanitha said, "We all had a great time shooting for the movie. We ditched the caravan and had our food together in one place. I will cherish the memories forever. He was very healthy during the film's shooting. He will be seen playing my father in law in the movie."

Sarath Babu breathed his last on Tuesday after suffering an autoimmune disease.