Veteran Telugu actor-comedian
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
passed away at his residence in Hyderabad early Monday morning. According to reports, the actor was suffering from kidney-related ailments and was undertaking medication for the same. Gundu Hanumantha Rao is survived by his son.
Actor Nani
took to Twitter to mourn Rao's demise with a post that read. “Gundu Hanumanthrao gaaru is no more... his Role in
Amrutham
was one of my fav... RIP sir.”
Telangana CM, KCR expressed his condolences on the demise of Rao. Telangana CMO official twitter handle tweeted, "Hon'ble Chief Minister Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao expressed his deep condolences on the demise of veteran comedian Sri Gundu Hanumantha Rao."
Gundu Hanumantha Rao made his acting debut in the 1987 Telugu film ‘Aha Naa Pellanta’, which became highly successful at the box office. After appearing as a comedian in SV
Krishna Reddy’s film, he became very popular and went on to play the much-loved character Aamudaala Anjaneyalu in the 2001 hit television series ‘Amrutham’.