In
an
unfortunate
development,
Tollywood
actor
Vinod
passed
away
on
Saturday(July
14,
2018)
after
suffering
a
stroke.
He
was
59.
Born
Aarishetty
Nageshwara
Rao,
Vinod
began
his
career
in
1983
when
he
essayed
the
lead
role
in
a
film
titled
Keerthi
Kantha
Kanakam.
While
the
VV
Rao
directorial
helped
Vinod
get
some
recognition,
it
was
the
1992
release
Chanti
which
made
him
a
popular
name.
In
the
Venkatesh
starrer,
he
essayed
the
role
of
Meena's
on-screen
brother
and
made
a
solid
impact
with
his
performance.
After
getting
his
first
major
break,
Vinod
went
on
to
act
in
several
popular
films
and
this
made
him
an
integral
part
of
the
industry.
He
excelled
in
playing
not
just
character
roles
but
also
negative
ones.
Lorry
Driver
and
Indira
are
some
of
his
most
noted
films.
Vinod
also
played
key
roles
in
nearly
28
Tamil
films
and
two
Bollywood
movies.
Clearly,
language
was
not
a
barrier
for
him!
He
also
appeared
on
some
TV
shows
and
this
helped
him
become
even
more
popular.
We
offer
our
condolences
to
his
wife
and
daughters
and
hope
that
they
stay
strong
in
this
difficult
time.