South Film Stars Dazed Over Sridevi's Demise

The sudden demise of veteran actress Sridevi sent shockwaves throughout the Indian film industry with many celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dikshit and Aamir Khan mourning and expressing their condolences.

Not surprisingly, there was plenty of outpouring of grief from the South film industries, too.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who worked with Sridevi in Sadma, the Hindi remake of their 1982 Tamil film Moondram Pirai, wrote on Twitter that the lullaby Suramayi Ankhiyon Mein from the movie haunts him now.

"Have witnessed Sridevi's life from an adolescent teenager to the magnificent lady she became. Her stardom was well deserved. Many happy moments with her flash through my mind, including the last time I met her. Sadma's lullaby haunts me now. We'll miss her," Haasan wrote on Twitter.

Actor Rajinikanth, who was paired with Sridevi in several hit movies, too mourned the death. Condoling the sudden demise, Rajini said in a tweet, "I'm shocked and very disturbed."

Yesteryears Telugu superstar Krishna also expressed shock on hearing of the death. Talking to a news channel, Krishna said that Sridevi was known to him since her childhood as her parents lived near his house. He said that he had acted with her in 31 Telugu films. He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.

Another Telugu actor Krishnam Raju, who also acted with Sridevi in multiple movies, also expressed shock and dismay. He said that the death was an irreparable loss to the film industry. Recalling his friendship with the departed actress, Raju said that she had no ego and moved with all sportively during recesses in film shootings. Condoling her death, he prayed God to give strength to her family members.

Actress Jayasudha said that Sridevi and she were good friends, and that there would be none who did not like Sridevi. She conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved family members.

Sridevi's first hero, in Telugu film "Padaharella Vayasu", Chandramohan, too, expressed shock over her untimely death. Talking to a news channel, Chandramohan said that the actress' death was an irreparable loss to the film industry. Sridevi was the only actress who started as a child artiste and reached superstar level unlike many who needed to quit in the middle. He said that he felt very proud of having acted with her.

Ram Gopal Varma wrote a long note on Facebook expressing his disbelief at Sridevi's untimely death. The note was evocatively titled, "I hate God for killing Sridevi and I hate Sridevi for dying".