Ravi
Teja's
dupe
Mahendra
Sharma,
a
stunt
man,
was
drowned
in
the
river
Godavari
in
Andhra
Pradesh
during
the
shooting
of
Ravi
Teja-Anushka
starrer
Telugu
movie.
The
movie
is
directed
by
Uday
Shanker
and
produced
by
Suresh
Productions.
Mahendra,
a
junior
artist
in
Telugu
Cinema
industry,
was
enacting
the
Ravi
Teja's
dupe
role.
He
was
supposed
to
be
pushed
by
Anushka.
He
did
not
know
swimming.
As
he
was
pushed
into
the
river,
he
was
drowned.
His
body
was
recovered
after
24
hours
at
the
other
side
of
the
river.
The
film
unit
is
still
to
come
out
of
the
shock.
Shooting
of
the
film
has
been
stopped
and
film
unit
has
turned
back
to
Hyderabad.
Mahendra
was
20
years
old
and
this
was
his
first
attempt
which
turned
into
the
end
of
his
life.
Junior
Artists
Association
has
promised
1
lakh
as
compensation
to
Mahendra's
Family.