Kunapareddy Achyutha Vara Prasad, better known as Achyuth (1960 – 26 December 2002) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Telugu films and television.[2] He acted in over 50 films and 50 television shows. His accolades include five Nandi Awards. He is notable for his supporting roles in films including Thammudu and Bavagaru Bagunnara? He played lead roles in the popular Telugu TV serials Sthree, Seethapathi, Antharangalu and Anveshitha.[3]

Achyuth
Achyuth in a scene from the DD Yadagiri's television series Bhatruhari Janmavruthantham
Born
Kunapareddy Achyuta Vara Prasad

1960
Died26 December 2002 (aged 41 or 42)
OccupationActor
Years active1990s–2002
SpouseRamadevi[1]
ChildrenSai Sujatha
Sai Sivani
Parents
  • Kunapareddy Ramarao (father)
  • Kunapareddy Sujatha (mother)

Personal life

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Achyuth was born in Machilipatnam, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh to Kunapareddy Rama Rao and Kunapareddy Sujatha. He had two brothers and two younger sisters. He was married to Ramadevi and had two daughters, Sai Sujatha and Sai Sivani.

Acting career

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Achyuth made his debut as an actor with the film Taj Mahal, but the first release was Mangalya Balam.[4] He was quite popular with serials like Himabindu, Sthree, Seethapathi, Kranthi Rekha, Antarangalu, and Anveshitha.

He acted with stars including ANR, Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, Jr. NTR, Mahesh Babu. He acted with Varsha in Thammudu, Vasu, and Simharasi.

Producer

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He produced ANR and Krishna in serials along with Pradeep, Ashok, and Kadambari Kiran.

Political views

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He supported the then chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in campaigning for TDP.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1989 Aadivaram Amavasya Raja
1991 Prema Entha Madhuram Shyam Sunder
1992 Swati Kiranam Radha Krishna
Akka Mogudu Police Inspector
1993 Jeevana Vedam
1995 Taj Mahal Raja
1997 Hitler Collector
College Student Anand
Gokulamlo Seeta Sriram
1998 Bavagaru Bagunnara? Venkat
Yuvaratna Raana Kiran
Tholi Prema Anil
1999 Thammudu Chakri
Harischandraa Joseph
2000 Kalisundam Raa Bhaskar Rao
Oke Maata
Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary Raghu
Uncle Ram Mohan
2001 Narasimha Naidu Tirumala Naidu
Simharasi Hari Prasad
Kouravudu Rahul
Eduruleni Manishi Bhavani's husband
Murari Sabari's husband Guest appearance
Daddy Ramesh
2002 Allari Ramudu Ramu's father
Vasu Vignesh
2003 Okkadu Siva Posthumous release
Indiramma[5]

Television

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  • Himabindu
  • Sthree
  • Sthree Parvam
  • Seethapathi
  • Kranthi Rekha
  • Antharangalu
  • Anveshitha (1997–99)
  • Anubandham
  • Prathibimbalu

Death

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Achyuth died of a heart attack on 26 December 2002.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Achyuth Telugu actor Biodata". telugumovie.co. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "TV actor Achyuth dies of heart attack". The Hindu. 27 December 2002. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "కూనపరెడ్డి అచ్యుత్". tollywoodtimes.com. Tollywood Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Film, TV actor Achyuth dies". The Times of India. 27 December 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Indiramma (2003)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 11 July 2023.