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He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009. He dabbled into politics for a brief stint when he joined the Congress and became an MP in the 1980s.

The veteran actor-producer-director was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009. The Hindi version starred Jeetendra in place of Krishna. It starred Krishna, Jaya Prada and Mandakini. His Simhasanam, written, produced and directed by Krishna himself under his banner of Padmalaya Studios, was the first Telugu 70 mm film. Krishna was also a Telugu film producer and director. He was often referred to as Andhra James Bond for the several spy thrillers he acted in including Gudachari 116 and Mosagallaku Mosagadu which was also the first Telugu cowboy film. He debuted as an actor with Thene Manasulu in 1964. He was best known for his portrayal of the title character in Alluri Sitharama Raju. Ghattamaneni Sivarama Krishna started his career in the early 1960s and acted in more than 350 films in his long and chequered career. Krishna had been admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad yesterday (14th) in a critical condition for cardiac-related issues. His second wife, actress Vijaya Nirmala, had passed away in 2019. His wife and Mahesh Babu’s mother, Indira Devi, passed away in September this year. His eldest son, actor Ramesh Babu, had died in January this year.

He is survived by four children including Mahesh Babu and Telugu film actress Manjula. He was Telugu film actor Mahesh Babu’s father. Veteran Telugu film star Krishna passed away early this morning (15th November) in Hyderabad.