Veteran Tollywood Actor Krishna who had suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday died today at around 4 am in Hyderabad.

Mr Krishna, 80, was brought to the emergency department of a hospital at 2.00 AM on Monday in cardiac arrest, doctors said.

79-year-old Krishna, who has acted in over 300 films across his three-decade-long illustrious career, is considered Telugu cinema’s first superstar. Krishna was last seen on screen in the 2016 Telugu film, Sri Sri.

Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu’s team has condoled the death of his father, Krishna, on social media. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Superstar Krishna garu. We honour his life and the tremendous impact he had on cinema. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ghattamaneni family during this time of grief," a tweet from Mahesh Babu’s team read.

It is also notable that Last month, Krishna’s first wife and Mahesh Babu’s mother Indira Devi had died. She had been suffering from a prolonged illness, as per a statement released by the Ghattamaneni family following her demise.