Senior Telugu Actor Vinod No More

Senior Tollywood character artist Vinod (Arisetty Nageshwara Rao) passed away early this morning. He was hospitalized sometime back due to some health issues.

He hails from Tenali village in Guntur District. Vinod made his debut in Tollywood films with Keerthi Kantha Kanakam in 1980. He had worked in more than 300 films.

His film includes 30 Tamil and four Hindi, he had even appeared on the small screen in a few TV serials. He got fame and recoginition among with films like Chanti,Nalla Trachu, Lorry driver, Indira and Narasimha Naidu. He is survived by his wife and three children Sirisha, Suresh and Tejasvilu.

As soon as word got out, several Tollywood celebrities offered their condolences to Vinod's family. The place of funeral service is yet to be known.