Noted Telugu actor, producer, director Kaikala Satyanarayana no more

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Veteran Telugu actor, producer and director Kaikala Satyanarayana died on 23 December 2022 in Hyderabad due to age related ailments. He was 87 years old.

Kaikala Satyanarayana, also known as Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma, was born on July 25, 1935, in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh

 He acted in around 750 movies and was known for 'Kurukshetramu' (1977), 'Daana Veera Soora Karna' (1977) and 'Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham' (1963).

He also had a brief political career and was a Member of Parliament for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Mr Satyanarayana received several awards including the Raghupati Venkaiah Award (2011), Filmfare Lifetime Achievement award for Telugu cinema (2017) and the Andhra Pradesh government's Nandi film awards.