Veteran
Tollywood
actor
Mohan
Babu's
younger
brother
M
Rangaswamy
Naidu
passed
away
following
a
massive
cardiac
arrest
at
a
private
hospital
in
Andhra
Pradesh's
Tirupati.
He
was
63
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
Kantamma.
According
to
reports,
he
was
a
farmer
by
profession
and
was
also
involved
in
philanthropic
and
other
social
activities
led
by
the
Manchu
family.
The
last
rites
of
Naidu
were
performed
on
Thursday.
The
Manchu
family
was
recently
in
the
news
after
Mohan
Babu's
actor-son
Vishnu
Manchu
became
the
new
president
of
MAA
(Movie
Artists
Association
of
Hyderabad)
by
defeating
Prakash
Raj
in
a
closely
fought
electoral
battle.
The
support
and
encouragement
given
by
the
other
members
of
the
family
including
Babu's
son
Manchu
Manoj
Kumar
and
daughter
Lakshmi
Manchu
had
garnered
immense
attention.
Also
known
as
the
'Dialogue
King',
Mohan
Babu
was
previously
seen
in
Diamond
Ratnababu's
Son
of
India.
He
will
next
be
seen
in
Gunasekhar's
historical
drama
Shakuntalam
alongside
Samantha
Ruth
Prabhu,
Dev
Mohan,
Allu
Arha
and
Aditi
Balan.
Reportedly,
Babu
will
play
Durvasa
Maharishi
in
the
highly
anticipated
film.