Akkineni Nagarjuna's 'DevaDas' first single 'Vaaru Veeru' postponed after the tragic death of Nandamuri HarikrishnaAug 29 (AZINS) Famous Telugu actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna passed away on Wednesday in a deadly road-accident. The 62-year-old was driving to Kavali in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to attend a fan's wedding when his car hit the divider at a high speed. The actor suffered serious head injuries and was declared dead by Kamineni Hospital at 7:30 am.

The entire Telugu industry is deeply saddened by this news. Actors like Nagarjuna Akkineni, Rana Daggubati, Ram Charan, Nani, Siddharth, Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun expressed their condolences on social media.

In the wake of the unfortunate happening, the release of the first single 'Vaaru Veeru' from Nagarjuna's highly-anticipated multistarrer film 'DevaDas' has been postponed. Aditya Music announced the same through a tweet.

The dance number was going to be released at 10 am on Wednesday, on the occasion of the lead actor's 59th birthday.

A Teaser of the song was released on Tuesday

The makers released a couple of photos of the actor, who plays Deva in the film, early in the day today. Needless to say the veteran looks handsome as always in his new look.

Director Sriram Aditya, who had previously directed suspense thrillers like 'Shamantakamani' and 'Bhale Manchi Roju' is directing the movie while Ashwini Dutt is bankrolling it under Vyjayanthi movies banner. The comedy film will be hitting screens on September 27.