Popular
Tollywood
actor
Potti
Veeraiah,
known
for
appearing
in
films
including
Yugandar,
Gaja
Donga
and
Radhamma
Pelli,
died
on
Sunday
(April
25)
at
a
private
hospital
in
Hyderabad.
As
per
reports,
the
actor
was
suffering
from
age-related
ailments
for
the
past
few
years,
and
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
after
his
health
condition
worsened.
He
was
74.
Veeraiah
is
survived
by
three
daughters.
His
wife
Mallika
had
passed
away
in
2008.
Upon
hearing
the
shocking
news,
several
fans
and
celebrities
from
the
industry
expressed
their
condolences
to
the
family
through
their
respective
social
media
handles.
Chief
Minister
of
Telangana
K
Chandrasekhar
Rao
also
mourned
the
death
of
the
versatile
actor.
Potti
Veeraiah's
life
from
an
aspiring
actor
to
becoming
a
well-known
face
of
the
south
film
industry
was
truly
inspirational.
A
dwarf
by
birth,
the
actor,
who
hailed
from
Telangana's
Phanigiri
village,
had
reached
Madras
(former
name
for
Chennai)
with
a
dream
of
becoming
a
star.
Making
his
debut
with
the
1967
film
Aggi
Dora
directed
by
Vittalacharya
that
featured
Kanta
Rao
and
Rajasree,
the
actor
had
appeared
in
as
many
as
500
movies
of
different
languages
including
Telugu,
Tamil,
Hindi,
Kannada,
Malayalam
and
Odia.
The
late
actor's
films
include
Raadhamma
Pelli
(1974),
Yugandhar
(1979),
Attagari
Pettanam
(1981),
Gaja
Donga
(1981),
and
Tarzan
Sundari
(1988)
among
many
others.