Renowned singer Gaddar, known as Battleship, passed away at 77

Renowned singer Gaddar, known as Battleship, passed away at 77: On August 6th, 2023, Famous Telugu singer Gaddar popularly called Battleship passed away at the age of 77 in Hyderabad due to severe heart disease. His birth name was G Vithal Rao. Gaddar, who was shot by assailants in the 1990s, had a bullet stuck in his spinal cord till the end.

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Born as Gummadi Vittal Rao in Toopran, Medak district, the renowned folk singer and poet went on to become popular as ‘Gaddar’. A former naxalite, Gaddar had led an underground life, including in the forests. Subsequently, he joined the mainstream and voted for the first time in his life in the Telangana Legislative Assembly polls in 2018.