Actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna dies in a road accident
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Actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna, died in a road accident in the early hours of Tuesday, in Telangana. He was the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao.
#NTR‘s son and actor Nandamuri Harikrishna dies in a road accident in Nalgonda district. He was 61. He had supported #CBN during the 1995 coup, was minister in his cabinet and later an MP. His son NTR (Tarak) is a popular hero in Telugu cinema. pic.twitter.com/6GFZHfd44f
— T S Sudhir (@Iamtssudhir) August 29, 2018
N Harikrishna, 61, was also the brother-in-law of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
The actor-politician was driving his SUV, a Toyota Fortuner. It is said that he was driving the car at high speed to attend a wedding. The car then hit a divider and flipped. It also hit another car, a Maruti Suzuki Dzire. The three others who travelled with Harikrishna have been injured.
Nandamuri Harikrishna started his film career as a child artist with Sri Krishnavataram. Some of his most notable films include Laahiri Laahiri Laahirilo Seetayya and Seetharama Raju.
Celebrities Nagarjuna, Sarathkumar and many others took to their social media to speak about the late actor.
చాలా రోజులు ఐయింది నిన్ను చూసి, కలవాలి తమ్ముడు..that’s what he said a few weeks ago and now he is gone.all I feel is a void,I will miss you Anna!!!! pic.twitter.com/T9epx3ZEEk
— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) August 29, 2018
Shocked to hear tragic accident & death of Sri Nandamuri Harikrishna. My deepest condolences to his family & fans. May his soul rest in peace.@ncbn @jrntr #ActorBalakrishna
— R Sarath Kumar (@realsarathkumar) August 29, 2018
Nandamuri Harikrishna’s kids from his first wife are actor Kalyan Ram and Suhasini. His son from his second marriage is actor Tarak better known as Jr. NTR.
Janaki Ram, his son from his first marriage also died in a road accident in 2014.