Mahesh Babu’s father Krishna suffers cardiac arrest; in ICU at Hyderabad hospital, says doctor

Mahesh Babu’s father Krishna is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where he will be monitored for next 24 hours after suffering a cardiac arrest.

On Sunday, actor Mahesh Babu’s father Krishna was rushed to Continental Hospital in Hyderabad around midnight in an unconscious state after suffering a cardiac arrest. As per a hospital report, he was revived after performing CPR for 20 minutes and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where he will be monitored for next 24 hours.

Mahesh Babu with father Krishna and family in a recent photo.

A video clip of a doctor sharing an update about Krishna’s health condition has surfaced on social media. In the clip, he can be seen saying that Krishna was hospitalised due to cardiac arrest. He was revived after 20 minutes of CPR and is currently being monitored in the ICU. He will be kept in observation for 24 hours to share any further update.

79-year-old Krishna, who has acted in over 300 films across his three decade long illustrious career, is considered Telugu cinema’s first superstar. Krishna was last seen on screen in the 2016 Telugu film, Sri Sri. Meanwhile, Mahesh Babu’s fans took to Twitter to send their best wishes to Krishna for speedy recovery. Last month, Krishna’s first wife and Mahesh Babu’s mother Indira Devi had died. She had been suffering from a prolonged illness, as per a statement released from the Ghattamaneni family following her demise.