Popular Telugu film comedian Dharmavarapu Subramanyam is no more

Hyderabad :

Popular Telugu film actor, comedian and television personality Dharmavarapu Subramanyam passed away here on Saturday. He was 53. The actor died at his residence at P&T colony at Dilsukhnagar. The actor hailed from Komminenivari Palem, Ballikuruva mandal in Prakasam district. The last rites of the actor are expected to be performed at his native place in Prakasam district.

It is learnt that Dharmavarapu Subramanyam was suffering from a liver disorder and had been hospitalized for some time. He died at his residence after having been discharged from the hospital some days ago. As he was not keeping well, he kept to his house in recent times.

Subramanyam had made his mark on television with the programme ‘Adando brahma’ which was a huge hit on Doordarshan. He subsequently made his entry into tinsel town with the film ‘Jayambu Nischayambu Ra’. He even directed a film titled ‘Thokaleni Pitta’.

In recent times, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam kept television audience engaged with his satirical programme on a Telugu channel. He acted in more than 80 films till date. His films include ‘Shadow’. ‘Bodyguard’, ‘Businessman’, ‘Dookudu’, ‘Kathi Kantha Rao’, ‘Mahesh Kaleja’, ‘Darling’, ‘Chirutha’, ‘Varsham’ and ‘Simhadri’.

With the death of Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, the Telugu film industry has lost a comedian whose satirical dialogues regaled audience. Film industry personalities have expressed shock at the passing away of a talent artiste.

It was only recently that another comedy actor AVS and Srihari died leaving the industry in a state of shock. And now the death of Dharmavarapu Subramanyam has come as another shock. On coming to know about his death, film personalities started coming to the residence of the actor.

Though Dharmavarapu Subramanyam had made it big in the film industry, he chose not to move to Filmnagar or Jubilee Hills area and continued to live in his Dilsukhnagar house.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hyderabad> Film Industry / by Ch. Sushil Rao, TNN / December 08th, 2013

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