BA Raju passes away: Jr NTR, Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, SS Rajamouli mourn the demise of the noted producer

Noted producer and publicist BA Raju breathed his last on May 21. Raju died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 57. The producer’s sudden demise sent a shockwave amidst the entire Telugu film industry. Celebs took to their social media handles to pay him tribute and offer condolences to his family.

Sharing the news of BA Raju’s demise his son Shiva Kumar tweeted, “With extreme sorrow & grief we would like to announce the untimely demise of our beloved father Shri B.A.Raju. He passed away due to sudden fluctuations of diabetes & cardiac arrest. May his Soul Rest In Peace. Dad Be A “Raju” Forever because You are a “SUPERHIT” in Our Hearts (sic).”

With extreme sorrow & grief we would like to announce the untimely demise of our beloved father Shri B.A.Raju. He passed away due to sudden fluctuations of diabetes & cardiac arrest.
May his Soul Rest In Peace.
Dad Be A “Raju” Forever because You are a “SUPERHIT” in Our Hearts. pic.twitter.com/QpNYpFW4t0

— Shiva Kumar B (@ShivaKumarB22) May 21, 2021

Expressing his grief over Raju’s untimely demise, Prabhas took to his Facebook page and wrote, “Shocked by the sudden demise of senior journalist and PRO BA Raju garu, who was nothing short of a family member to me. I worked with him on many films throughout my career and will forever cherish the experience. This is a huge loss to TFI. My prayers are with the family. Rest in peace Raju garu (sic).”

 

Mahesh Babu posted a picture of the late producer on his Instagram handle and wrote, “Not able to process the sudden demise of BA Raju garu. I’ve known him since my childhood. We travelled together for many years and I worked with him very closely. A thorough professional and a gentleman at heart who was immensely passionate about cinema. Our family meant the world to him. A monumental loss for our family and the media fraternity. May your soul rest in peace! Raju garu, you will be terribly missed. Sending love and strength to his son in these tough times.(sic)”

 

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“The sudden demise of BA Raju Garu has left me in shock. As one of the most senior film journalists & PRO, he has contributed greatly to the Film Industry. I’ve known him since my earliest days in TFI. It is a huge loss. Praying for strength to his family. Rest in Peace Raju Garu,” tweeted Jr NTR.

The sudden demise of BA Raju Garu has left me in shock. As one of the most senior film journalists & PRO,he has contributed greatly to the Film Industry. I've known him since my earliest days in TFI. It is a huge loss.Praying for strength to his family. Rest in Peace Raju Garu ?? pic.twitter.com/B5lytChlqW

— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) May 22, 2021

Nagarjuna Akkineni tweeted, “Well-wisher and a dear friend of mine for 37 years.. …RIP dear BA Raju Garu !! @baraju_SuperHit. We will miss you ..The Telugu film industry will miss you!!

Well wisher and a dear friend of mine for 37 years.. …RIP dear BA Raju Garu !! @baraju_SuperHit We will miss you ..The Telugu film industry will miss you!!? pic.twitter.com/RLStqWbtoA

— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) May 22, 2021

Baahubali director SS Rajamouli also mourned BA Raju’s demise. He wrote, “Truly shocked by the sudden demise of BA Raju garu. Losing a senior member like him, who has such a vast experience of working as a Film Journalist & PRO for over 1500 movies, is a void that cannot be filled. You’ll be missed. Rest in peace.”

Truly shocked by the sudden demise of BA Raju garu. Losing a senior member like him, who has such a vast experience of working as a Film Journalist & PRO for over 1500 movies, is a void that cannot be filled.
You’ll be missed.

Rest in peace.

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) May 22, 2021

You can check out posts of other celebs paying tribute to BA Raju below:

Chiranjeevi

Shocked and saddened by the sudden demise of B.A.Raju garu. My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family.?? pic.twitter.com/Vj3OMqdB8R

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) May 22, 2021

Rakul Preet Singh 

Woke up to such a terrible terrible news ! BA Raju Garu you will be missed . He has been a PRO for so many films of mine. He was an extremely warm person and always had a smile on his face. Huge loss to TFI . May your soul RIP. Strength to the family . ?

— chhatriwali ☔️ (@Rakulpreet) May 22, 2021

Kajal Aggarwal

Extremely sad to hear of @baraju_SuperHit garu’s demise. Loss to our industry. Condolences to family and friends. Om Shanti ?? #RipBaRajuGaru

— Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal) May 22, 2021

Samantha Akkineni

He has been such a positive light in my life .. right from my first film .. every film that has released since then ..hit or flop .. he has always had a kind word to say . I will miss you terribly #RipBaRajuGaru A terrible loss ??? pic.twitter.com/PeoV0RPqjQ

— Samantha (@Samanthaprabhu2) May 22, 2021

Starting his career as a film journalist, BA Raju went on to make his debut as a producer in 2002 with Premalo Pavani Kalyan. Later he produced some other noted films like Premikulu, Chantigaduand to name a few.

We extend our deepest condolences to BA Raju’s family and friends.

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