Veteran actor Kaikala Satyanarayana passes away, Chiranjeevi, Mahesh Babu and others offer condolences

Veteran Telugu Kaikala Satyanarayana died in the wee hours on Friday at his home in Filmnagar. Tollywood stars and personalities from all walks of life in the two Telugu states have condoled the death of Satyanarayana.

Hyderabad: Tollywood veteran Kaikala Satyanarayana died in the wee hours on Friday at his home in Filmnagar. He was 87 and suffering from age-related ailments over the past several days.

Born on July 25, 1935 in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, Satyanarayana debuted with Telugu movie Sipai Koothuru in 1959. Satyanarayana went on to act in around 800 movies in a career spanning six decades. Although he excelled as the quintessential bad man in the movies, he was also feted for his portrayal of mythological characters, especially Lord Yama, the Hindu god of death.

From NT Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Krishna to Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Balakrishna, and Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Satyanarayana acted alongside the entire gamut of Tollywood film stars spanning several generations. He last appeared in 2019 Mahesh Babu starrer 'Maharshi'.

Tollywood stars and personalities from all walks of life in the two Telugu states have condoled the death of Satyanarayana who was famed for his acting prowess and kind-heartedness.

Taking to Twitter, Chiranjeevi shared his throwback pictures of the veteran actor and wrote, "Rest in peace Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma Sri Kaikala Satyanarayana garu 🙏." He has also shared a lengthy note in Telugu condoling Kaikala's demise.

• Rest in peace
  Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma
  Sri Kaikala Satyanarayana garu 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SBhoGATr0y

  — Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) December 23, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Rest in peace
  Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma
  Sri Kaikala Satyanarayana garu 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SBhoGATr0y

  — Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) December 23, 2022

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  Rest in peace
  Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma
  Sri Kaikala Satyanarayana garu 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SBhoGATr0y

  — Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) December 23, 2022

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Mahesh Babu too took to Twitter and wrote, "Extremely saddened by the passing away of #KaikalaSatyanarayana garu. I have some very fond memories of working with him. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏."

• Extremely saddened by the passing away of #KaikalaSatyanarayana garu. I have some very fond memories of working with him. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏

  — Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) December 23, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Extremely saddened by the passing away of #KaikalaSatyanarayana garu. I have some very fond memories of working with him. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏

  — Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) December 23, 2022

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  Extremely saddened by the passing away of #KaikalaSatyanarayana garu. I have some very fond memories of working with him. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏

  — Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) December 23, 2022

RRR star Ram Charan and Ravi Teja took expressed grief over Kaikala Satyanarayana's death.

• Deeply saddened to hear the demise of Kaikala Satyanarayana Garu..
  His contribution to our film industry will be remembered forever !!
  May his soul rest in peace🙏

  — Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) December 23, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Deeply saddened to hear the demise of Kaikala Satyanarayana Garu..
  His contribution to our film industry will be remembered forever !!
  May his soul rest in peace🙏

  — Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) December 23, 2022

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  Deeply saddened to hear the demise of Kaikala Satyanarayana Garu..
  His contribution to our film industry will be remembered forever !!
  May his soul rest in peace🙏

  — Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) December 23, 2022

• Grief-stricken by the demise of the
  legendary actor Kaikala Satyanarayana garu. He is One of the finest actors Indian cinema has ever seen.
  
  My sincere condolences to his family & dear ones. Om Shanti 🙏

  — Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) December 23, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Grief-stricken by the demise of the
  legendary actor Kaikala Satyanarayana garu. He is One of the finest actors Indian cinema has ever seen.
  
  My sincere condolences to his family & dear ones. Om Shanti 🙏

  — Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) December 23, 2022

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  Grief-stricken by the demise of the
  legendary actor Kaikala Satyanarayana garu. He is One of the finest actors Indian cinema has ever seen.
  
  My sincere condolences to his family & dear ones. Om Shanti 🙏

  — Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) December 23, 2022

He won Lok Sabha polls from Machilipatnam in 1996. Family sources said that the Satyanarayana's last rites will be performed on Saturday.