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Some Lesser Known Facts About Indira Devi

• Indira Devi was an Indian woman, best known as the wife of the late veteran Telugu actor and mother of the famous Telugu actor Mahesh Babu, He died on 28 September 2022 at AIG Hospital, Hyderabad after suffering from prolonged illness. Soon after his death, his son, Mahesh Babu announced the news of his death on one of his social media accounts with a picture of him. He wrote,
  

  Mrs Ghattamaneni Indira Devi, wife of veteran actor Krishna and mother of Mahesh Babu, passed away sometime back. She was battling the disease for a long time.”

  

  A young Indira Devi

• On 28 June 2019, following the death of Krishna’s second wife and veteran Telugu actress, AG Vijaya Nirmala, Krishna decided to live with Vijaya Nirmala’s son, senior actor Naresh. Vijaya Nirmala directed 44 Telugu films during her career.
  

  An old picture of Vijaya Nirmala

• According to Mahesh BabuAs a child, his mother never scolded him. He recalled in a media interview that his mother was very polite and kind.
  

  Indira Devi with her sons, daughter-in-law and other family members

• In early 2022, Mahesh Babu spoke about his bond with his mother in a media interaction. He said that he always used to go to his mother’s house before the release of each of his films and drink coffee in the form of ‘prasad’. he said,
  

  I go to my mother’s house and drink coffee before the release of my film because I think coffee is the same Offering from the temple for me.”

  

  Indira Devi (sitting on a chair) with her family members

• Indira Devi’s elder daughter, Padmavati, is a housewife, and Padmavati is married to Galla Jayadeva, a renowned industrialist. Jayadev also serves as a Member of Parliament in Andhra Pradesh on a Telugu Desam Party ticket. His second daughter, Manjula works in the Telugu film industry as an actress, producer and director. His youngest daughter Priyadarshini is married to Telugu actor Sudhir Babu. Indira Devi’s second son Ramesh Babu was a Telugu actor and producer who founded a production house named Krishna Productions Pvt. Ltd in 2004 and became a manufacturer. He was the producer of the super hit Telugu films Arjun and Aathidhi, which he co-produced with his brother Mahesh Babu, Ramesh Babu passed away on 10 January 2022.
  

  A childhood picture of Mahesh Babu with his siblings