Actor-producer Ramesh Babu passed away on Saturday, 8 January, due to liver-related ailments, as per a report by The Indian Express. He was 56.
Ramesh Babu was the elder son of veteran Telugu superstar Krishna and the brother of Mahesh Babu. On Saturday evening, he was admitted to Hyderabad's AIG Hospital, where he breathed his last.
Mahesh took to social media to pay his tribute. "You have been my inspiration/ You have been my strength/ You have been my courage
You have been my everything/ If not for you, I would not have been half the man I am today. Thank you for everything you've done for me.
Now just rest...rest.../ In this life and if at all I have another, you’ll always be my 'Annaya'/ Love you forever and ever and ever" he wrote.
The news of Babu's demise was confirmed on Twitter by GMB Entertainment, the production company owned by the family.
Actor Chiranjeevi and several others from the film industry offered their condolences.
Ramesh Babu made his acting debut at the age of 12. Samraat (1987) was his first film as the solo hero. After starring in around 15 movies, he retired from acting in 1997 to turn into a producer. Ramesh Babu produced films like Arjun and Athidhi with Mahesh Babu in the lead
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