Nandamuri Harikrishna, actor and politician, passed away on Wednesday morning in a tragic car accident. The accident happened on the Annaparthi road near Narketpally in Telangana's Nalgonda district. He was 61.
Harikrishna is also the father of popular star Tarak, known as Junior NTR. Harikrishna has another son, Kalyan Ram, an actor and producer. His third son, Janakiram was a film producer who passed away in a road accident in 2014.
As news broke out about Harikrishna's death, condolences poured in from the Telugu film industry, where the NTR family occupies a place of prominence. Several persons associated with Tollywood also expressed their grief at the news.
Shocked to know about the sudden demise of Harikrishna gaaru ..never got to meet him in person but it feels like I always knew him. My deepest condolences and strength to the family. This is really sad.
— Nani (@NameisNani) August 29, 2018
Rest in peace Sir
Deeply saddened by the news of Harikrishna garu's untimely demise. May his soul rest in peace. Strength and love to my brother @tarak9999 and his entire family in this time of grief.
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) August 29, 2018
#RIPHariKrishnaGaru gone too soon. Love and strength to his entire family in these terrible times. #Tarak #KalyanRam stay strong my brothers.
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) August 29, 2018
Really sorry to hear the news.
— Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal) August 29, 2018
Strength to Tarak, Kalyan Ram and the family to withstand this tragic moment. Rest in peace Harikrishna garu.
చాలా రోజులు ఐయింది నిన్ను చూసి, కలవాలి తమ్ముడు..that’s what he said a few weeks ago and now he is gone.all I feel is a void,I will miss you Anna!!!! pic.twitter.com/T9epx3ZEEk
— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) August 29, 2018
#RIPHarikrishnaGaru Shocked and saddened . Strength to the family in this difficult time .
— Samantha Akkineni (@Samanthaprabhu2) August 29, 2018
Extremely saddened to hear about the sudden demise of Shri Nandamuri Harikrishna. My condolences to Balakrishna garu, Tarak, Kalyan Ram & the whole Nandamuri family. Rest in peace, Sir.
— Allu Sirish (@AlluSirish) August 29, 2018
Shocked at the tragic passing of Shri Nandamuri Harikrishna garu. My deepest condolences to his family & loved ones and may God give them strength to face this loss. I offer my prayers for his soul to Rest in Peace
— Gautami (@gautamitads) August 29, 2018
With turbulent mind, reminiscing the memories with dashing personality #NandamuriHarikrishna annagaru. May his soul rest in peace. Worked closely with him in movies and felt his a fearless soul!
— BVS Ravi (@BvsRavi) August 29, 2018
Shocked to hear tragic accident & death of Sri Nandamuri Harikrishna. My deepest condolences to his family & fans. May his soul rest in peace.@ncbn @jrntr #ActorBalakrishna
— R Sarath Kumar (@realsarathkumar) August 29, 2018
Shocked to hear the demise of #NandamuriHarikrishna garu. Our deepest condolences for their family. We lost a great human being, may his soul Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/39TdbpdLB9
— SRIKANTH MEKA (@actorsrikanth) August 29, 2018
Shocked to hear about #NandamuriHarikrishna garu’s demise. A wonderful and kind person. May his soul rest in peace. My heartfelt condolences and prayers to @NANDAMURIKALYAN @tarak9999 and the entire Nandamuri family & fans.
— Allari Naresh (@allarinaresh) August 29, 2018
Devastated by this loss! I sincerely, sincerely pray to God for the Nandamuri family to gain strength at this time. My deepest condolences to Tarak, Kalyanram sir and the entire family. #RestInPeaceHarikrishnagaru
— Nivetha Thomas (@i_nivethathomas) August 29, 2018
Sad to hear the demise of our own #nandamuriharikrishna garu. Our deepest condolences to your family Anna @tarak9999 may his soul RIP
— RJ Chaitu (@RJChaitu) August 29, 2018
Actor, Politician and Father of #NTR - #NandamuriHarikrishna has passed away due to a road accident jus a few mins back..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) August 29, 2018
Shocking..
May his soul RIP! pic.twitter.com/eUyJX7QzrH
A polit bureau member of TDP, NTR’s fourth son, Nandamuri Harikrishna found some success in the film industry as a child artiste in the 1960s and 1970s in films like Shri Krishnavataram and Talla Pellama, and had some film appearances since the 1990s.
The actor-politician is also the brother-in-law of present Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and had supported the latter when an internal coup was staged within the TDP in the 90s. He was also a minister in Naidu's cabinet and later also served as a Member of Parliament.