Senior actor Devadas Kanakala no more

Hyderabad: Tollywood veteran actor, director and acting coach Devadas Kanakala passed away on Friday. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at KIMS hospital. The complete details of his death are yet to be known. 

He started his career as a drama director and later became a film director. With Hyderabad Acting Institute, he taught acting for many superstars like Rajini Kanth, Chiranjeevi, Rajendra Prasad and many more.

Devadas Kanakala was born on July 30, 1945, in Yanam. Kanakala's grandfather Naidu served as an MLA during the French administration in Yanam.