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Telugu veteran actor M Balayya passes away at 94; Balakrishna & other celebs offer condolences
Veteran actor M Balayya, who has acted in more than 300 films, passed away on Saturday morning.
Veteran actor M Balayya passed away on Saturday morning at his residence in Hyderabad. He was 94. The actor passed away due to age-related ailments in the city and is survived by his son and actor Tulasi Ram Prasad. Balayya had acted in more than 300 films.
Many Tollywood celebs are offering condolences to the departed soul. Actor and MLA Balakrishna penned a note to express his deepest condolences and termed the passing away of Balayya as an irreparable loss to the Telugu cinema.
He made his debut as an actor with Ethuku Pai Ethu – a social film directed by Tapi Chanakya and made by Sarathi Studios. Films such as Parvati Kalyanam, Bhagyadevata, Kumkuma Rekha established him as an actor. He acted in nearly three hundred films and established Amrutha films in 1970. He acted with NTR in films like Irugu-Porugu, Babhruvahana, Bobbiliyuddham, Pandavavanavasamu, Vivahabandham and Srikrishnapandaviyam. In Pandavavanavasamu.
A play penned by him Nalupu Telupu (Black-white) later made into Chelleli Kapuram and received Gold Nandi award from Andhra Pradesh Government. He made his directorial debut with Nijam Chebite Nerama starring Krishnam Rajua and Jaya Prada. He went on to direct films like Pasupu Tadu and Police Alludu.
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