Veteran Telugu actor Giri Babu dies at the age of 80 in Hyderabad, with reports citing complications related to aging. Multiple outlets note that he had a long career spanning nearly fifty years and a large filmography, and that members of the film community respond with tributes.
Coverage also highlights mourning messages from prominent figures in Telugu cinema, including Chiranjeevi, and others mentioned by different outlets. Times of India adds that Mohan Babu and Nandamuri Balakrishna also mourn his death, and that the Movie Artistes Association is organising public tributes and making arrangements for his final rites. India Today presents the basic fact of his death, while India Today and India Today’s counterpart, India Today’s version is largely limited in the provided summary.
Overall, outlets agree on the core details: his death, his age, and the fact that tributes are issued by well-known cinema figures.
