Famous Telugu comedian Venu Madhav passes away in Hyderabad

Hyderabad | Jagran Entertainment Desk: Famous for his natural comedy on stage and rib-tickling performances, popular Telugu comedian Venu Madhav breathed his last in Secundrabad, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Venu Madhav was 39-years-old.  

Venu Madhav was undergoing treatment at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad for over two weeks and he was discharged on Sunday. However, his health condition deteriorated on Monday and he was reportedly advised to undergo kidney transplantation.

He has been suffering from multiple ailments, including chronic liver cirrhosis, breathed his last at 12.21 am at a private hospital here, hospital sources said.

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Madhav, also an acclaimed mimicry artist, made his debut in the movie 'Sampradayam.' He also acted in some superhit Telugu movies like Chatrapati and Sye.

Recalling his association with Venu Madhav, veteran comedian Ali said the former acted in more than 600 films and was a super talented person.  

Expressing grief over the demise of Venu Madhav, TDP Chief and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu said the departed actor had a liking for the party and its founder NT Rama Rao a lot. His mimicry performance at TDP's party conclave 'Mahanadu' had won appreciation from late NTR, Naidu said. 

Venu Madhav's demise is a great loss to TDP and the Telugu film industry, he said. 

Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, state Congress president and MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy, actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kumar and several other leaders condoled the death of Venu Madhav. 

Venu Madhav had a great fan following, Rao said. 

Venu Madhav, who belongs to Kodad in Suryapet district, is a pride of Telangana, Uttam Kumar Reddy said. 

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Pawan Kalyan recollected that he had acted with Madhav in several films. "He (Madhav) has a very good sense of timing as a comedian," Kalyan, younger brother of Megastar Chiranjeevi, said in a release. 

Venu Madhav was a recipient of the state Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for his performance in the 2006 action comedy Lakshmi. He is survived by his wife Sree Vani and their two sons named Madhav Swikar and Madhav Prabhakar.

(With Agency Inputs)