In view of his contribution in the year 2009, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan, and he has also contested elections on a Congress ticket. Initially, he started his career with small roles, then in the year 1965, he made his debut as a lead actor with the film Tene Manasulu.
Krishna’s family
Born in a farmer’s family of Andhra Pradesh, no one in Krishna’s family was related to acting far and wide. Since childhood, he grew up watching agriculture. But he was inclined towards acting, so he chose this field as a career. He had done two marriages. The first wife was Indira and the second was Vijay Nirmala. Both are no longer in this world. The filmmaker has three daughters and two sons. Not only does the whole world know Mahesh Babu, his elder son Ramesh Babu has also been a well-known star. According to media reports, Krishna was battling depression after the death of his wife.
Krishna got the title of superstar
Krishna had given back to back hits and for this reason he was called the superstar of Telugu films. There was a time when he became the most expensive actor in the Telugu industry. There was a long line of directors, so for many months the directors had to wait for Krishna’s date. After attaining superstar status in films, he started his own production house named Padmalya Films Studio.
Many records in Krishna’s name
Krishna’s last film was Sri Sri in which he appeared for the last time. He spent more than 5 decades in this cinema. He also has a unique record in his name that he worked with the same heroine dozens of times. Not only this, between the years 1964 to 1995, he worked in 10-10 films every year. Apart from acting, he also directed 16 films and also produced some films.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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