The demise of Kodi Ramakrishna has shocked the Telugu film industry.  Superstar Mahesh Babu, Young Tiger NTR and several other big names have condoled the veteran director's passing away on Friday afternoon.  

Mahesh Babu: Extremely saddened by the news of director Kodi Ramakrishna garu’s demise. His contribution to Telugu Cinema is unparalleled, our industry will never forget his work. My thoughts and prayers are with his closed ones... May his soul rest in peace!

NTR: Telugu Cinema has lost a Legend. #RIPKodiRamaKrishnaGaru . You will be missed.

Nani: He was the coolest of his generation. Headband lost its swag today and we all lost a legend .. you will always be remembered sir.  

Sai Dharam Tej: Rest in peace sir... my deepest condolences and prayers to the family #RipKodiRamaKrishna Garu

Sreenu Vaitla: Saddened by the demise of Kodi Ramakrishna garu. Most hard working and dedicated filmmaker. My deepest condolences to his entire family. TFI has lost another legend today. R.I.P sir.  

Mehre Ramesh: He is one of my all-time favorite Director who introduced most Unique characterizations of Heroes & villains, Realistic, VFX based films, Devotional genres, and more than 100 feature films. TFI lost a legend. My deep condolences to their family members.

Suresh Productions: Thank you for all the evergreen films. You will surely be missed. May your soul Rest In Peace, Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.  

Srikanth: Deeply saddened by the news of director #KodiRamakrishna garu’s demise. My deepest condolences to their family members. May his soul rest in peace

Sudheer Babu: We lost a pioneer. A visionary filmmaker who discovered the potentiality for VFX films on Telugu Screen. #Ammoru & #Arundhati are my personal favourites. #KodiRamakrishna Garu will be missed. My deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace.

Lakshmi Manchu: A huge loss to #TFI..His contribution to cinema remains remarkable with so many path-breaking films like #Arundhati #Ammoru #ManganmaGariManavudu #Ankusam and many others..Strength to the family and loved ones..RIP #KodiRamakrishna garu..

Gopichand Malineni: Versatile Director Kodi Ramakrishna garu .Directed more than 100 films in varied genres..he gave so many memorable films.

Anil Ravipudi: Shocked to hear about the passing away of Kodi Rama Krishna garu. A legend who is an inspiration to many directors like me.

Allari Naresh: His work and his contribution made him a stalwart and one of the pillars of the Telugu film industry... But having watched him while growing up, a good friend of my Dad’s - his loss is a personal loss to my family. RIP Kodi Ramakrishna Uncle.

Paruchuri Gopalakrishna: As a director who made more than 100 films, he gave cine life to so many actors.  He will always have a page of his own in the history of Telugu cinema.  

KCR : Telangana Chief Minister KCR hailed Kodi, saying that he had his own style of filmmaking.  "His life has left a vacuum," he added.  

CM Chandrababu Naidu : Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu said, "It's sad to learn about Kodi Ramakrishna garu's demise.  He made several village-based and family dramas.  He had the unique achievement of making films with almost all actors in the Telugu film industry".  

Venkatesh: I did 'Shatruvu' and 'Devi Putrudu' under his direction.  The former fetched him a Filmfare Award.  He showed enormous commitment as a director who made distinct movies.  

Mohan Babu said that he is proud to have got to work with Kodi on some movies.  "He created so many wonders on the screen.  His demise is an irreparable loss to the industry.  He was very close to me," he added.

Producer KL Narayana:  He was always very friendly towards everyone in the film industry.  Our film 'Dongaata' was a big hit.  He would always be enthusiastic.

T Subbarami Reddy : T Subbarami Reddy too described him as a nice human being who made a diverse range of movies in different genres.  

Nithin: Great loss!! Truly sorry about the demise of Legendary filmmaker Kodi Ramakrishna garu. My deep condolences to his family. Rest In Peace sir.

Devi Sri Prasad: Sri KODI RAMAKRISHNA GARU..synonym of hardwork and sensations..the Director who introduced me as a Music Director.  Am so saddened by d news of his demise..You will always live in our Hearts & Films Dear Uncle.  

Surender Reddy: Truly shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of Kodi Ramakrishna Garu. He will live on in our memories forever.  My Heartfelt Condolences to his Family!  #RIPKodiRamakrishna

Vennela Kishore: Such a shocking news..One of the finest directors in Telugu Cinema..You will be always remembered sir.  

Pawan Kalyan: The demise of Kodi Ramakrishna garu has saddened me.  When I came to know recently that he had been down with an illness, I hoped that he would recover.  Annayya Chiranjeevi garu was the hero of his debut movie.  The director was creative and versatile with visual effects.  His demise is an irreparable loss.

Nikhil Siddhartha: His movies like 'Ammoru', 'Devullu' and 'Pellam Chepithe Vinali' were some of our most enjoyable childhood movies. Thanks for everything you did for Telugu Cinema, sir. 

Balakrishna : Balakrishna mourned the death of the director and recalled his association with him on movies such as 'Mangamma Gari Manavadu', 'Muddula Mavayya', 'Muddula Menalludu' and 'Muvva Gopaludu'.