Telugu comedian Venu Madhav passes away!

One of Telugu cinema’s most popular comedians Venu Madhav passed away today in Secunderabad.

He was 51.

Venu Madhav, who is survived by his wife and two sons Madhav Swikar and Madhav Prabhakar, has acted in over a 160 films. He has also acted in a couple of Tamil films.

Venu had been keeping unwell for quite some time and had therefore been staying away from films.

He was discharged from the hospital only on Sunday with the advice that he opt for a liver transplant as soon as possible.

However, his condition deteriorated on Tuesday and his family members had to rush him back to the hospital. After being in the ICU, the actor breathed his last today.

Venu made his debut in the Telugu film industry with Sampradayam in the year 1996. His last film was Dr Paramanandaiah’s Students Gang in 2016.

Condolences have been pouring in from actors, directors, fans and friends of the actor.