Kota Srinivasa Rao passes away: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan provide condolences

Actor Kota Srinivasa Rao. File

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stated in a message on ‘X’ that the demise of actor Kota Srinivasa Rao, who received the love of cinema audiences along with his versatile roles, was deeply saddening. 

He stated Srinivasa Rao’s creative contributions to the fields of cinema and theatre for almost 4 a long time and the roles he portrayed had been unforgettable. 

“The quite a few roles performed by Srinivasa Rao as a villain and character artiste would stay etched within the hearts of Telugu individuals,” Mr. Naidu stated, whereas noting that the veteran actor had served the general public of Vijayawada as an MLA and his passing away was an irreparable loss.

Deputy CM Ok. Pawan Kalyan stated in his condolence message that he was deeply saddened by Srinivasa Rao’s demise who stood as an emblem of versatile appearing within the Telugu movie trade. While extolling the expertise of Srinivasa Rao, Mr. Kalyan stated he performed numerous roles as a villain and a character artist and his command of the Telugu language and its dialects was phenomenal. 

The Deputy CM stated his household shared a detailed friendship with Srinivasa Rao and his household and recalled that he performed an essential position in his [Mr. Kalyan’s] first movie Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi.

YSR Congress Party president and former CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy acknowledged in his condolence message that Srinivasa Rao left behind his inimitable mark on the movie trade along with his numerous performances and that his demise is a loss to the movie trade.

BJP State president P.V.N. Madhav stated Srinivasa Rao created an enduring impression each as a movie actor and as a politician (Vijayawada East MLA from 1999 to 2004). Though he performed all kinds of roles in cinema, in actual life, Srinivasa Rao was a mild, pleasant, and warm-hearted individual, and his demise was an irreparable loss to the BJP and to his admirers.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Cinematography Kandula Durgesh expressed condolence on Srinivasa Rao’s loss of life and stated the brilliance with which he performed numerous roles in additional than 750 movies was matchless. 

“Srinivasa Rao had stuffed the void left by S.V. Ranga Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Rao Gopal Rao, who had been legends within the Telugu movie trade,” Mr. Durgesh added.

 Actor and Hindupur MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna expressed heartfelt condolence on the demise of actor Srinivasa Rao. He acknowledged in a message that Srinivasa Rao donned many roles in his profession that spanned 4 a long time and earned a particular place within the hearts of Telugu audiences. Srinivasa Rao made his mark as an MLA from Vijayawada East constituency, the place he endeared himself to the plenty via his providers, Mr. Balakrishna stated.

Published – July 13, 2025 11:15 am IST

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