Leaders express shock over Giribabu’s death

Ongole: MLA Damacharla Janardhana Rao, MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and Minister Dr Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy expressed deep shock over the death of veteran film actor Yarra Giribabu (80). Giribabu was born in Ravinuthala in Prakasam district.

He started his film career in 1973 with ‘Jagame Maya’ movie and played villain and character roles and acted in more than 600 films. MLA Janardhana Rao called his death an irreparable loss to Telugu film industry.

He spoke to Giribabu’s son actor Raghubabu over phone and offered condolences to the family. MP Srinivasulu Reddy and Minister Swamy said Giribabu’s family had been very close to Magunta family for a long time.

They described the actor as a true example of goodness and humanity and recollected that Giribabu helped many poor people of Ravinuthala area. Tjeu said Giribabu had an unbreakable bond with Prakasam district.

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Naresh Nandam

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Naresh Babu Nandam works as a Special Correspondent at The Hans India and primarily covers the erstwhile Prakasam district. He has a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a bachelor's degree in Law. He has around twenty years of experience in print and broadcast journalism. He is a certified Google News Initiative trainer for fact-checking and online verification. Outside his journalism work, he is an OSINT practitioner and takes part in CTF challenges. He is the author of a spiritual thriller titled 'The Amber Scroll', available on Amazon.in.

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