<p>The last rites of veteran <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/buzz-about-sonali-bendres-tollywood-appearance-after-18-years-23218683" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Tollywood </strong></a>actor and former Union minister U.V. Krishnam Raju will be performed with state honours here on Monday. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials to make arrangements for Raju's cremation with state honours.&nbsp;The Chief Minister asked Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to make the necessary arrangements.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/actor-krishnam-raju-to-be-cremated-with-state-honours-23245333" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Raju</strong></a>, popular as 'Rebel Star', died early Sunday at AIG Hospital here. He was 83.&nbsp;The last rites will be performed Monday afternoon at Maha Prasthanam in Jubilee Hills.&nbsp;His body was shifted to his residence, where it will be kept till Monday afternoon to enable his fans to pay their last respects.&nbsp;Meanwhile, leaders of various political parties and film personalities made a beeline to Raju's house to pay their last respects.</p>
<p>Union Minister for Culture G. Kishan Reddy, mega star Chiranjeevi, veteran actors Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/mahesh-babu-shares-goofy-glimpses-with-his-tribe-in-italy-23231980" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Mahesh Babu</strong></a>, directors Trivikram, Raghavendra Rao and others paid tributes to Raju. They consoled Raju's family members including his nephew actor Prabhas.</p>
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