Nandamuri Harikrishna, Telugu actor and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, passed away after a road accident. This accident took place on Narketpally-Addanki highway in Nalgonda district in the wee hours of Wednesday (Aug 29th 2018). Nandamuri Harikrishna was immediately shifted to Kamineni Hospitals in Narketpalli. The Industry Tracker BA Raju has confirmed this news via his tweet, “Actor , Politician Nandamuri Harikrishna (62) garu passed away in a road accident May His Soul Rest In Peace #RIPHarikrishnaGaru.”
Nandamuri Harikrishna was the son of former Chief Minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. In 2008, he was a candidate of the Telugu Desam Party for election to Rajya Sabha. Harikrishna is best known for his works in Telugu cinema as a child artist in the 60s.
From his first marriage, Nandamuri Harikrishna has two sons, Janaki Ram and Kalyan Ram and a daughter Suhasini. From another woman whom Harikrishna later married, he has a son, Taraka Ram who was later renamed as Jr NTR by his grandfather. Both Kalyan Ram and Jr. NTR are actors in Telugu Film Industry.
In 2017, Nandamuri Harikrishna’s son Janakiram was killed in a ghastly road accident near Akupamula crossroads on the Hyderabad-Vijayawda highway. Janakiram was into film production and he was on his way to Vijayawada in his Tata Safari vehicle, which rammed an oncoming tractor. The tractor was coming in the wrong direction.
Harikrishna made his acting debut as a child artist in Sri Krishnavataram, directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao, which was released in 1984. His popular movies are Ram Raheem, Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, Siva Rama Raju, Seetayya etc.
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