Shyamaladevi Recalls Emotional Moments with Krishnam Raju

Krishnam Raju, the Rebel Star of Telugu cinema, was admired by many for his unique dialogue delivery and powerful body language. In a recent interview with iDream, his wife Shyamaladevi recalled emotional and deeply personal memories about the late actor.

Speaking about how she came into his life, Shyamaladevi said, “After the death of Krishnam Raju’s first wife, Seethadevi, I entered his life. There was a 28-year age difference between us. Because of that, they wanted to know if I genuinely agreed to the marriage or if I was being pressured by my family. So they sent his cousin to find out my opinion.”

Describing Krishnam Raju’s emotional side, she said, “He appeared very composed outwardly, but he was actually very sensitive. After Seethadevi passed away, he went into depression. He could never come to terms with his father's death either. When Prabhas’ father passed away, Krishnam Raju collapsed. It took him a very long time to recover from that shock.”

She elaborated on the close bond between Krishnam Raju and Surya Narayana Raju, saying, “Their connection was that deep. He regained his strength only by thinking about what would happen to the children if he too were to fall apart. From then on, he ensured the children never felt the absence of anything. There were no situations where he caused me any distress. I never attended any function without him. I never imagined that I would be left behind like this, without him,” she said, her voice filled with emotion.