Ace filmmaker Dil Raju was bereaved of his wife on Saturday. Anitha,46, complained about chest pain and was immediately rushed to the local hospital. In the evening, she was declared dead due to cardiac arrest. Dil Raju was in abroad overseeing the shooting formalities of his upcoming film, Fidaa. He flew down to India yesterday evening and the final rites will be performed today morning.

Condolences have been pouring in from all quarters. Tollywood personalities have expressed condolences to the producer’s family. Many stars who are out of India paid respects to Anitha through social media. NTR and Kalyan Ram met Dil Raju at his residence yesterday evening.

Pawan Kalyan, who was shooting in Italy, was deeply saddened by the sudden demise and prayed for strength to the bereaved family. Many other Telugu stars and artists took to Twitter to pay respects to Anitha.