A glimpse into the glorious days of past in Telugu Cinema, will remind us of the most celebrated heroes like NTR, ANR, SVR among which Kantha Rao is one more name to behold.Kantha Rao is one of those top heroes who debuted to the screen around 1951. He is popular for his memorable portrayal in folk, mythological and social themed films. His long list of credit goes to films like ‘Jayasimha’, ‘Bhatti’ ‘Vikramarka’, ‘Usha Parinayam’, ‘Pandava Vanavasam’, ‘Bhishma’, ‘Yedureetha’, ‘Lava Kusha’ and many more with the latest being ‘Shankar Dada Zindabad’.
For his many years of contribution, he should be honored with awards and provided support by the association. But, he was not felicitated with any awards except for a Nandi Award for his autobiography. His plight is near demise as he suffers from cancer and no one seems to be lending a helping hand for the senior actor.
In the recent past Movie Artists Association (MAA) sponsored seventy thousand rupees, and later refrained itself from further contacts. Kantha Rao’s health condition has deteriorated to alarming level and he’s completely bed ridden now. People from MAA who refer to themselves as a family didn’t make any efforts to help him so far. Till now, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Murali Mohan, Dasari Padma, Jamuna are the people who met him in the hospital to ameliorate his sufferings.
Merged in their own job, the association is busy to heed ears for the grievance of their senior co-star. Better late than ever, it will be a noble move if the people delve into this issue to do the needful help and sustain their respect in the industry.
