Monday Dec 28 2009, Hyderabad

Narra Venkateswara Rao passes away

Telugu actor Narra Venkateswara Rao (62) passed away at his residence on December 27. He had been suffering from cancer.

The actor, popular for his villainous roles, had acted in over 500 films. Prominent film personalities in Tollywood and politicians condoled his death.

Venkateswara Rao debuted with ‘Mallela Manasu.’ His hit films include ‘Badrachalam,’ ‘Tholi Prema,’ ‘Osey Ramulamma,’ ’Erra Sainyam,’ ‘Karthavyam,’ ‘Praja Theerpu,’ ‘Manchi Donga,’ ‘Prathigatana,’ Repati Paurulu,’ Kalikalam,’ ‘Aruna Kiranam,’ ‘Desamlo Dongalu paddaru,’ ‘Neti Bharatham,’ ‘Talli Koothullu,’ ‘Viplava Sankham,’ and ‘Yuvatharam Kadilindi.’