Actor and Telugu Desam Party leader Nandamuri Taraka Ratna passed away on Saturday (18th February 2023) in Bengaluru’s Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital.
* Tarak Ratna had been undergoing treatment at the hospital after he suffered a massive heart attack during a road show in Kuppam in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh on January 27.
* Nandamuri Taraka Ratna, grandson of late movie icon NT Rama Rao and cousin of Tollywood star Jr NTR, was taking part in a political event for Telugu Desam Party when he suffered a heart attack and collapsed.
* The actor-politician was initially rushed to a hospital in Kuppam. He was later shifted to Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital in Bengaluru.
* Taraka Ratna, 39, made his debut in 2002 with Okato Number Kurraadu. He went on to star in films like Yuva Rathna, Taarak, Bhadradri Ramudu and Amaravathi.
* Taraka Ratna made his OTT debut last year with Disney Plus Hotstar’s 9 Hours. He was last seen in S5 No Exit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences, “Pained by the untimely demise of Shri Nandamuri Taraka Ratna Garu. .
Source : Indian Express