Taraka Ratna death: NTR 30 event, Nandamuri Balakrishna's film shoot postponed
Jr NTR's upcoming film's event and Nandamuri Balakrishna's NBK 108 shoot have been pushed due to Taraka Ratna's demise on February 18.
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An upcoming film event for the film NTR 30, starring Jr NTR, currently stands postponed. The event was delayed due to the demise of Jr NTR’s cousin Taraka Ratna on February 18. The NTR 30 event was previously scheduled to take place on February 24. Film publicist Vamsi Shekar took to Twitter to announce the delay of the film event.
NTR 30 is still slated for April 2024 release. The upcoming film comes from Koratala Silva, who previously worked with Jr NTR on the 2016 film Janatha Garage.
#NTR30 opening ceremony which was scheduled to happen on Feb 24th stands postponed due to an unfortunate development in the family of @tarak9999 and @NANDAMURIKALYAN
— 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 (@UrsVamsiShekar) February 20, 2023
A new date will be announced at a later point in time.
Meanwhile, Nandamuri Balakrishna's NBK 108 shoot, which was set to go forward on February 23 with another schedule, also stands postponed following Taraka Ratna's demise. The late actor and politician was the nephew of Balakrishna.
The following schedule of #NBK108 which was scheduled to happen on Feb 23rd stands postponed Owing to the untimely demise of dearest #TarakaRatna
— 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 (@UrsVamsiShekar) February 20, 2023
The whole team mourns his loss and sends their condolences to the family in these difficult times.
Taraka Ratna's demise and last rites
Jr NTR’s cousin Taraka Ratna passed away on February 18 following three weeks of hospitalisation. He was taken to the hospital after he had a heart attack while he was at a political rally in Bengaluru. His mortal remains were taken to his residence in Hyderabad on Sunday.
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On the day Taraka Ratna was laid to rest in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Jr NTR was seen paying his respects. Jr NTR’s cousin Kalyan Ram was also present there. Many political figures also paid their last respects to Taraka Ratna, including the likes of former MP and veteran actor Murali Mohan, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and YSR Congress Party MP V Vijayasai Reddy.