In the early morning of Tuesday, Mahesh Koneru, a popular Tollywood director and public relations executive of the Telugu film world, died of a heart attack in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Mahesh Koneru was well-known among the Nandamuri family, (especially Kalyanram, Bala Krishna, and, Jr NTR) as a close associate. If reports are to be believed, he died at the age of 37.
Mahesh produced recent Telugu movies such as Miss India, 118, and Thimmarusu through his production firm East Coast Productions. He also supported forthcoming films like Allari Naresh's Sabhaku Namaskaram, directed by a newcomer, and Naga Shaurya's Police Vaari Hecharika and Sateesh Mallampati created by another freshman filmmaker KP Rajendra. Mahesh, also renowned for being a member of the public relations team, is popular for films such as the Bahubali franchise.
Soon after the death of Mahesh Koneru, Jr. NTR and Kalyanram tweeted to show their shock and regret. "With the heaviest of heart and in utter disbelief, I am letting you all know that my dearest friend @SMKoneru is no more. I am shell-shocked and utterly speechless. My sincerest condolences to his family and his near and dear." read Jr. NTR's Tweet.
Kalyanram also tweeted station his shock and disbelief. "Absolutely shook and in disbelief. A man who is a friend, family and well wisher is no more. Mahesh Koneru garu has been our backbone no matter what. Huge loss to me personally and the whole industry. Strength to his near and dear ones," he said in his Twitter post.
Several other filmmakers, script writers and directors like Sampath Nandi, Allari Naresh, Harish Sankar, Anil Ravipudi among others, also expressed their grief and conveyed their condolences.
Several popular artists like Anasuya Bharadwaj, Nani, Rakul Singh, Raashi Khanna, etc. also took to Twitter to express sorrows over the death of the departed soul.
Mahesh Koneru About
Born n December 4, 1983, Mahesh Koneru grew up in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh. After complering his education at Timpany Secondary School, Mahesh pursued journalism before deciding to make his career in the film industry. Mahesh Koneru was a film director and producer from India who is best known for his contributions to the Telugu film world. Mahesh has produced and directed a number of well-known films and was working on couple more projects. Mahesh S Koneru was only 37 years old at the time of his death. As per various medical and media reports, he died of a sudden heart attack dating October 12, 2021 (Tuesday). Much is not known about his family life except for his wife's name, Priyanka.