Actor Jaya Prakash Reddy Dies At 74. Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, Venkatesh, Rajamouli, Prakash Raj And Others Tweet Tributes

 

Mr Reddy was best-known for his comic and villainous roles in films. (Image courtesy: ActorSatyaDev)

New Delhi: 

South actor Jaya Prakash Reddy, who was best-known for his comic and villainous roles in Telugu films, died on Tuesday. He was 74. The actor reportedly died after suffering a cardiac arrest. The film industry has been left shocked and saddened by the death of Jaya Prakash Reddy, who featured in a number of Telugu and Tamil films like Brahma Puthrudu, Samarasimha Reddy, Uthamaputhiran, Aaru, Anjaneya and Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, among many others. Tributes poured in on Twitter from the likes of Nagarjuna, Venkatesh Daggubati, Mahesh Babu, Prakash Raj, Jr NTR, SS Rajamouli, Sudheer Babu, Genelia D'Souza, Kajal Aggarwal, Surender Reddy, Satyadev Kancharana and other actors and filmmakers.

Nagarjuna, who shared screen space with Jaya Prakash Reddy in several films like Manmadhudu, King, Bhai and Adhipathi, tweeted: "He was a fine gentleman, Mr Jaya Prakash Reddy Garu... My condolences to his family and may his soul rest in peace."