Telugu cinema actor AVS died Karthik Pasupulate,TNN | Nov 8, 2013, 08.45PM IST A veteran of over 500 films, AVS aka Aamanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam is no more. The actor passed away at his residence in Hyderabad on Friday evening. AVS who has been diagnosed with a liver ailment a few years ago had been admitted in a super specialty hospital for 10 days recently and was discharged after the doctors declared that his illness was incurable. A native of Tenali town in Guntur district, AVS began his career as a journalist. He debuted as an actor in the 1993 with Mr Pellam. His performance in the movie earned him many laurels including the prestigious Nandi Award. Since he went on to carve a niche for himself as a comedian par excellence in his two decade long career. His last release was Shriya Saran starrer Pavitra. As soon as the news of his death broke, condolences messages from the Tollywood fraternity started pouring in online.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:26:26 +0000