"Superstar" Krishna's Funeral Held With State Honours

The funeral of veteran Telugu film star Krishna, popularly called "Superstar" Krishna, was conducted with State honours on Wednesday after several prominent personalities and a large number of fans paid their last respects.

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, BJP State unit president Bandi Sanjay and other leaders cutting across party lines paid their respects to Krishna, who had passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Hyderabad while undergoing treatment following a cardiac arrest.

People had earlier queued up at the Padmalaya Studio to see the superstar one last time and pay their respects.

Speaking to reporters, Soundararajan said, "Looking at the large number of fans who have turned out here, I could see the love of the people for him."

She added that Krishna's service to the film industry would always be remembered.

Krishna had acted in about 350 films in a career spanning over five decades, and was known to be quite humane.