Apr 26, 2021, 12:02 IST
HYDERABAD: Telugu film comedian and character artist Potti Veeraiah passed away, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residence in Chitrapuri Colony on Sunday evening.
Gattu Veeraiah (74) who is popularly known as Potti Veeraiah was a dwarf and entertained the South film audience for more than five decades. He was born in Phanigiri in Suryapet district, in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
A former stage artist, Veeraiah made his acting debut with B Vittalacharya s movie Aggi Dora in 1967 and acted in over 500 films, including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and other languages. He has acted with all the leading heroes of the Telugu Film Industry including NT Rama Rao, Kanta Rao, Sobhan Babu, Krishna, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Chiranjeevi, MG Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, and also Rajinikanth.
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Renowned film comedian Potti Veeraiah, who was born a dwarf, died here of a heart attack on Sunday at the age of 74. He hailed from Phanigiri in Suryapet district. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao condoled his death.
Veeraiah, whose real name was Gattu Veeraiah and who stood just two feet, acted in more than 500 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. He was attracted to stage plays, drama and films since his childhood. His passion for acting landed him in Chennai where he met film actor Sobhan Babu while working in a shop selling flowers for film sets. On his advice, Veeraiah met director B. Vittalacharya who introduced him to the film world through his ‘Aggi Dora’ produced in 1967.