Bharath lonely in death, Ravi Teja skips last rites

HYDERABAD: Actor Ravi Teja did not attend his brother Bharath's funeral at the Jubilee Hills Mahaprasthanam on Sunday, in spite of being in the city. He did not see his brother’s body at the Osmania General Hospital mortuary either. Bharath died in an accident on Saturday.
Bharath's body was taken straight from the mortuary to the crematorium. The only family member present during the last rites was Ravi Teja's younger brother Raghu.Actor Uttej, who is close to Ravi Teja, said the family was too shocked at Bharath's sudden death and were finding it difficult coming to terms with the loss and the condition in which Bharath's body was found. The car, which Bharath was driving was registered in the name of his mother Rajyalakshmi.
Ravi Teja is said to be close to his family. He had recently posted a picture of himself, his son and also his father Raj Gopal Raju on social media. Sources say Ravi Teja was very close to his brother and attending the funeral would only exacerbate his sorrow.

Telugu actor Bharath's car crushed under a lorry after an accident at Shamshabad on Saturday
46-year-old Bharath, who was single, had followed his elder brother Ravi Teja footsteps in joining the film industry. Ravi Teja began his career in films doing small roles and later became a major hero. Bharath too got some roles but most were character or supporting roles. Some of the films of which he was part were ‘Ready’, ‘Aa Mugguru’, ‘Jump Jilani’, ‘Rama Rama Krishna Krishna’, ‘Okkade’, Athade Oka Sainyam’, ‘Peda Babu’ and ‘Dochai’.
Actor Uttej oversaw the cremation arrangements at the mahaprasthanam. Actors Raghu Babu, Ali, Jeevitha, a few producers and people from the film industry as well a few close friends attended the funeral. Bharath's friends were reportedly informed that the body would be taken directly to the mahaprasthanam and kept there for half an hour to allow anyone who wanted to pay their respects to come there and do so.

Actor Ravi Teja