From past few hours, there have been speculations that veteran actor Mada Venkateswara Rao, known for his eunuch roles onscreen, has passed away. But, the fact is he is very much alive and is presently being treated in the ICU.
Mada’s family has slammed the baseless rumors stating his condition is stable now. The speculations started after Mada was admitted at the Apollo Hospitals after complaining of breathing problem.
Very few people know that, Venkateswara Rao was an engineering graduate worked at electricity department. He started his career as stage artist and then entered films. Bapu had encouraged Mada in his career starting stages by offering him good roles. Mada’s role is remembered forever in Mutyala Muggu. Though he was seen for just 2 minutes, he made strong impact on the film.
Later, it was Dasari Narayana Rao who gave Mada a big life. In the film Chillara Kottu Chittamma, Dasari had roped in Mada for the role of Puvvula Kommaiah. Mada was praised for his performance and never looked back from then on. He was the only actor in all the directors’ minds for the eunuch roles then. Mada had acted in eunuch roles in about 50 to 60 films. Let us together pray almighty for a quick recovery of Mada gaaru.