Popular comedy actor Venu Madhav is no more. He breathed his last today at a private hospital in Hyderabad while being treated for kidney and liver failure from which he was suffering from for the past few years The thirty-nine-year-old Venu who is survived by his wife and two children hadn't been doing movies for almost four years now.

Beginning his career as a clerk at a TDP party office, Venu shared an association with the party as a campaigner doing mimicry. His debut happened in 1996 with the Telugu film 'Sampradayam' and since then he acted in 400 movies or so. He has shared the screen with big names such as Megastar Chiranjeevi, Jr NTR, etc. He was one of the most sought-after comedians in Telugu cinema in the 2000s who has also acted in pivotal roles in 'Ennavalae' starring Madhavan and Sneha and 'Kadhal Sugamandhu' starring Tarun and Sneha.