Yesteryear actor Nagaiah also popularly known as Vedam Nagaiah, breathed his last on Saturday (March 27). Reportedly, he suffered from age-related ailments and was taking treatment for the same.
The entire Telugu film fraternity offered their condolences to the veteran actor’s bereaving family. Anushka Shetty too paid her last respects to him with an emotional note on Instagram.
Sharing a throwback pic with Nagaiah, she captioned it, "A good soul has ascended to heaven today. My deepest condolences to family of Nagaiah garu and may god bless and comfort them during this time of grief. Om Shanthi!”
For the unversed, Nagaiah rose to fame with his role of a debt-ridden weaver in Vedam. The film written and directed by Krish Jagarlamudi also featured Anushka Shetty, Manoj Manchu, Manoj Bajpayee and Saranya Ponvannan.