Telugu stunt choreographer, Raju, passed away on Monday morning of heart attack at a private hospital at his hometown Chirala and is survived by his wife and three children.
Stunt master Raghavulu’s son, Raju has composed stunts in over 100 films in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Oriya in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He started his career with Kiraavi Rowdilu (1981) and went on to choreograph stunts for stars like Chiranjeevi, N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Krishnam Raju and Krishna. He has also appeared in a few films, like Rakshasudu.
His last rites will be performed in his village, Vetapalem.