Popular Telugu actor-comedian-mimicry artist Venu Madhav breathed his last at a hospital in Secunderabad today, September 25. The actor was 39. Madhav, who was suffering from a kidney-related illness for some time, was admitted to the hospital after his condition worsened and the actor was put on a ventilator. 

According to industry sources, Madhav was undergoing treatment at Yashoda Hospital for two weeks and was discharged on Sunday. He was reportedly advised to undergo kidney transplantation.