Senior Telugu actor and dubbing artiste P J Sarma died of a heart attack in Hyderabad on Sunday. He was 70.
Sarma, who had been unwell for some time now, passed away at his residence this morning, film industry sources said.
In a career spanning several decades, Sarma was known for his character roles and as a dubbing artiste.
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He worked for about 500 films as the dubbing artiste and lent his voice to several veteran south Indian actors like Gemini Ganesan.
His eldest son Sai Kumar is a famous south Indian actor and also a dubbing artiste.
Sarma’s other sons Ravishankar and Ayyappa Sarma are also popular artistes and technicians in the film industry.
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Sarma’s grandson Aadi (son of Sai Kumar), an upcoming actor in the Telugu film industry, got married on Saturday.
Condoling the death of Sarma, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said he had a gifted voice that made him work for 500 films as a dubbing artiste, according to a state government release.
Actor-turned-politician and former Union Minister Chiranjeevi called on Sai Kumar and consoled him.