Veteran actress Radha Kumari, wife of noted actor Ravi Kondala Rao, passed away. She breathed her last after suffering from a massive heart attack at her residence.

She was 70. Radha Kumari worked in 600 movies essaying roles of mother or grandmother in most films during a four-decade stint Telugu movie industry during which she established herself as an accomplished character actor.

She entered Telugu film industry in 1962 through Tene Manasulu directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.

Tollywood expressed grief over her death. She hailed from Vizianagaram district. Ravi Kondala Rao who was away in Dubai rushed to Hyderabad.

Radha Kumari has an impressive filmography having acted in films like Brindavanam, Okarikiokaru, Chandamama, Bhairava Dweepam and Oye, among others.