Oh My God!! 8 Celebrities Who Diminished From Riches To Rags

Without doubt, Raja Babu was one of the best comedians Telugu cinema ever had. Apart from being a great actor and a producer, Raja Babu was a great human being. He never missed any opportunity to help the needy. And it was because of this sympathy, he had bitter friction with his wife which eventually ended up him losing money, getting addicted to alcohol and he finally succumbed to cancer.

Savitri is synonymous with beauty. She was the only female superstar back in those times. Mahanati Savitri as she is famously known went on to become one of the finest actresses ever in Telugu Cinema. She later married Gemini Ganesan with whom she had two kids. Once her career mellowed down, with a disturbed marital relationship, she became an alcoholic and eventually started to lose everything. She finally succumbed to cancer and died penny-less.

One of the most celebrated villains of the yesteryears was Rajanala. He was known for his sharp looks and confidence in his speeches. Unfortunately, in his last days, he had no one to take care of him. He even had no money to get proper medication. It was SV Krishna Reddy and Dasari Narayana Rao, who helped him in his last stages.

Another comedian from the yesteryears, Padmanabham was known for his comic expressions and dialogue delivery. He is the person who introduced SP Balasubramanyam to Telugu industry was also a skillful director. He even won a Nandi Award for Kathanayika Molla as Best Director. In his final years, he had to live in poverty and the days were even bitter with no one taking care of him.

During the 70s, Kanchana was one of the actresses who ruled the roost. She had her share of fame and success. But, not many of us know her economic scenario with her family. She was raised like a golden goose by her parents, who finally snatched all her property taking advantage of her blind belief in them. She had to live in a small cottage in the outskirts of Bangalore and is in no connection with the world. After a long legal battle, she won and regained her wealth. Kanchana along with her Sister Girija donated their property in Chennai worth then around Rs. 150 million to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on 25 October 2010.

If you pick actors who have benefited with their obese personalities, Iron leg shastri will be the first on the list. Starting his career in the 90s, Shastri tickled the funny bones just with his appearance. In 2006, Shastri suffered heart problems and breathed his last in his native place, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh. His family didn’t have money to even perform his final rituals. Their family even appealed to the Film industry and AP Govt. to help them financially.

During the mid 90s, there was a time when Sudhakar ruled the comedy scene. He was one of Chiru's first acting institute friends and roommate in Madras. For the unique dialogue delivery he had, Sudhakar climbed the fame ladder from a character artist to a star comedian. However, due to excess drinking, his financial and health conditions deteriorated. He is now set to make a comeback in Sairam Shankar’s movie Vaadu Nenu Kaadu. But, the movie is still under production. 

The heartthrob for many in the early 2000s, Uday shot to fame with hat-trick hits Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu, and Manasantha Nuvve. The fame he garnered was immense in no time. Unfortunately, the faster he went up the fame ladder, the quicker he slid down. For reasons unknown to us, the engagement he was supposed to have with one of the industry’s leading actor’s daughter got cancelled and eventually made him lose not just movies, but money as well. He committed suicide in his apartment due to the financial instability in his life and died young.