Kota Srinivasa Rao passed away!

Veteran actor Kota Srinivasa Rao (83) passed away. He breathed his last after suffering from ill health for the past few days. Kota Srinivasa Rao played many iconic roles in his four and a half decades of film career.

Kota Srinivasa Rao is a priceless gem for the Telugu film industry. With a long experience on stage, he has acted in a variety of roles in over 750 films and has impressed the audience. Cruel villains, comic villains, fatherly roles, character roles – any role is not a percentage in his own style.. He does one hundred and fifty percent justice.

Born in Kankipadu village of Krishna district, Kota worked as a banker and acted in plays before finally entering films. His performance in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Money' received special recognition. His performance as a villain in 'Ganesh' brought a new twist to villainy in Telugu cinema.

Kota's gestures are the ones that make comedy explode, his words are the ones that make emotions flow. His acting in movies like 'Ahana Pellanta, Bavagaru Baavunnaara, Brindavanam' is extraordinary. He has made the audience laugh in many comedy scenes paired with Babu Mohan. The song sung by Kota in 'Gabbar Singh' was also very popular.

Even if Kota is not seen as the protagonist, he brings life to every other role. Not as much as the director expects.. He has the power to act at an unexpected level. Even though he went into politics, cinema attracted him. The Telugu film industry is deeply shocked by Kota's death. Many film personalities are expressing their condolences.