Telugu
star
Mahesh
Babu
on
Sunday
mourned
the
loss
of
his
elder
brother
Ghattamaneni
Ramesh
Babu
and
said
he
was
thankful
to
the
veteran
actor-producer
for
being
his
source
of
courage.
According
to
family
sources,
the
56-year-old
producer,
who
was
superstar
Krishna's
son,
passed
away
in
Hyderabad
on
Saturday
night
due
to
health
complications.
He
was
56.
He
was
taken
to
a
private
hospital
after
his
condition
deteriorated
on
Saturday
night.
According
to
hospital
sources,
the
veteran
was
brought
dead.
Mahesh
Babu
took
to
Twitter
and
shared
a
note,
grieving
the
loss
of
his
beloved
'Annaya'
(elder
brother).
"You
have
been
my
inspiration.
You
have
been
my
strength.
You
have
been
my
courage.
You
have
been
my
everything
If
not
for
you,
I
would
not
have
been
half
the
man
I
am
today.
Thank
you
for
everything
you've
done
for
me.
"Now
just
rest...rest...
Love
you
forever
and
ever
and
ever.
In
this
life
and
if
at
all
I
have
another,
you'll
always
be
my
'Annaya,'"
the
note
read.
Ramesh
Babu
had
backed
several
of
Mahesh
Babu
films
including
hits
like
"Athidhi",
"Dookudu"
and
"Aagadu".
Ramesh
Babu
started
his
career
as
a
child
artist
in
his
father
Krishna's
movies
and
later
went
on
to
feature
in
films
like
"Samrat",
"Bazaar
Rowdy",
"Anna
Chellelu"
and
"Encounter"
in
1997,
which
marked
his
last
screen
outing.
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