Veteran actor Sarath Babu breathed his last on Monday afternoon at a city hospital in Hyderabad. The 71-year-old was suffering from kidney and liver-related issues leading to many speculations over his health in the past few weeks. A regular in the Telugu and Tamil film industries, Sarath Babu had acted with almost all the leading heroes and heroines of the industry.
A unique space
To say that Sarath Babu was a ‘character artist’ would be grossly undermining his versatility and space in the film industry. His ubiquitous presence in Tamil, Telugu and some Kannada and Malayalam films made him a household name from the 70s, owing to his seemingly effortless portrayal of a wide range of characters.
