Yesteryears top actress Krishna Kumari is no more. She passed way today morning at her residence in Benguluru. She was the leading actress in 1960’s and 1970’s and had acted with all top heroes of that generation like N.T.Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Dr. Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan, Kanta Rao and Jaggayya.

Born in 1933, she started her career with movie Navvithe Navaratnalu in 1951. Some of her popular movies are Pelli Kanuka, Aggi Pidugu, Bandipotu, Bharya Bhartalu (1961), Vagdanam (1961), Kulagothralu (1962), Gudi Gantalu (1964, etc. She had acted in nearly 170 movies in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada langauges.

May her soul rest in peace! RIP Krishna Kumari garu.

Ace veteran actress T Krishna Kumari, who happens to be one of the leading stars in the 60s and 70s of Telugu cinema, was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer couple of weeks ago.

Currently undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Bannerghat, Bangalore, she’s said to be in huge need of O-positive blood for treatment and also she’s said to be responding well to chemotherapy. And in a recent interview, she confirmed that her health is slowly recovering and there is no truth in her death rumors.

Born on March 6th, 1933, 84-year-old Krishna Kumari’s elder sister Shavukaru Janaki is also a popular actress who has recently appeared in the movie Babu Bangaram of Venkatesh. After marriage to Indian-express editor Ajay Khaitan in the late 70s, Krishna Kumar has quit acting and settled in Bangalore.

Krishna Kumari acted in 150 Telugu films and about 30 Tamil and Kannada films. Her famous films include Bangaru Papa, Pelli Kanuka, Dr Chakrvarthy, Chilaka Gorinka and Ummadi Kutumbam as well. She acted with almost all the acting legends of Telugu cinema.

Hope the actress recovers soon from the illness.