Film celebrities from the south paid tribute to the late actor and Mahesh Babu's father Ghattamaneni Krishna, who passed away in Hyderabad on Tuesday. He was 79. 

Actor Rajinikanth, who has worked with him in three films took to Twitter and wrote, "The demise of Krishna garu is a great loss to the Telugu film industry ... working with him in 3 films are memories i will always cherish. My heartfelt condolences to his family ...may his soul rest in peace @urstrulyMahesh."