K Vijay was in Nepal along with the unit of Telugu movie Etakaram for shooting
A 25-year-old Telugu film actor has died in the Nepal earthquake.
K. Vijay was in Nepal along with the unit of Telugu movie Etakaram for shooting. Music director Kishan said in Hyderabad that he received information on Monday that Vijay died when they were returning from shooting. The car in which they were travelling overturned.
Mr Vijay, a character actor who was also the choreographer, died on the spot while three others with him were injured.
Mr Vijay hails from Bapatla in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The film industry has requested the government to bring back Mr Vijay's body at the earliest.
The 20-member unit was initially thought to be safe. Mr Kishan said that the team had left Hyderabad on April 15 for Gorakhpur en route to Nepal.