17th April 2004

'Arjun' team mourns
Hero Mahesh Babu, Director Guna Sekhar & Producer Ramesh Babu expressed their deep sorrow over the untimely death of Sahaja Nati Soundarya. They are currently in Araku valley shooting for the climax of 'Arjun' film. They observed silence for 2 minutes for the death of great actress Soundarya. They also cancelled shooting for this day to mourn the death of Soundarya. May Soundarya's soul rest in peace!

YVS Chowdary condolences
Speaking to idlebrain.com, YVS Chowdary said that he is in a deep shock over the untimely death of actress Soundarya. He said that every artist, technician and movie lover felt that Soundarya is like their family member. Losing Soundarya is like losing one of our closest family members. YVS Chowdary is still unable to digest this ghastly news. Incidents like these throw light on how valuable the life is. Life is small. And the money and fame we earn in our lifetime is nothing in front of premature death. YVS Chowdary has been in touch with her for a long time from the time he was an assistant director. Soundarya agreed to play a role though it's a small one in YVS Chowdary's Seetayya film. She worked for 10 days for Seetayya film. YVS Chowdary observed that Soundarya is a practical girl with philosophical thinking. YVS Chowdary met Soundarya 10 days back and asked her if she could act in the film he is going to make as his next project and she agreed to it. Soundarya is the great actress of Telugu cinema after Maha Nati Savitri. She is one actress who won everybody's appreciation without exposing in any of her films. May her soul rest in peace. It is so sad to know that Soundarya's father Satyanarayana died recently. YVS Chowdary offered deepest condolences to mother of Soundarya who lost her husband recently and lost her kids today. He also offered his deepest condolences to her husband GS Raghu and her sister-in-law.

Venky mourns Soundarya's death
Hero Venkatesh mourned the death of Sahaja Nati Soundarya today. It might be known to the visitors of idlebrain.com that the combination of Venkatesh and Soundarys is the most successful combination as they delivered hits like Pavitra Bhandam, Pellichesukundam, Intlo Illalu - Vantintlo Priyuralu, Raja and Jayam Manadera. He said that she is also a great human being. She has very good character and she is very compassionate about colleagues.

Dr. Rama Naidu's condolences
Dr. Rama Naidu spoke to idlebrain.com and said that he is feeling really sad for the untimely death of actress Soundarya. He opined that she is one girl who won the hearts of millions of Telugu movie lovers with her histrionics. He also said that she is slated to campaign for him in Bapatla constituency.

Sravanthi Ravi Kishore's condolences
Producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore said that the total incident is unbelievable. He said that Soundarya is a wonderful lady from personal front and is this generation's Savitri in histrionics perspective.

Laya breaks down
Laya who is currently staying in Taj hotel in Vizag broke down immediately after listening to this news. She always regarded Soundarya as her role model and chose the path of doing clean and respectable roles after getting inspired by Soundarya. Laya has mourned heavily about the untimely death of Soundarya.

Manitha mourns
Namitha who is in Vizag to campaign for Ganta Srinivasa Rao has cancelled the campaigning today to pay tribute to Soundarya. Speaking to idlebrain.com, Namitha said that Soundarya is one actress whom every aspiring actress takes as a role model. The position Soundarya has in Tollywood is irreplaceable, Namitha observed.