Tollywood mourned the death of the veteran actor Chalapathi Rao. He died due to cardiac arrest and according to his son, the death was peaceful. Chalapathi Rao was one of the prominent character artists. He acted in more than 800 films in various roles of villain, comedian, character artist, etc.,
Chalapathi Rao had a long association with the legendary Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and his family. He considers NTR as his guru. He entered the industry as his inspiration and even worked as his dupe for some of his movies. Later, with the encouragement of NTR, Chalapathi Rao has grown from strength to strength.
The above pic projects the close association Chalapathi Rao had with NTR. In the pic, we can see NTR and Chalapathi Rao having a fun moment and we can see young Balakrishna in the picture as well.
