Filmmaker-politician Dasari Rao stable, recovering well

The condition of veteran film director and former Union Minister Dasari Narayana Rao, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital here, is stable and he is on recovery path, doctors said today.
On Monday last, the 74-year-old filmmaker-turned- politician was admitted to the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospitals where he was operated for kidney failure, sepsis (blood poisoning) and respiratory problems.
"His condition is stable. Kidney functioning is also improving. Lungs' functioning is also stable. He is in recovery phase. He will be supported though ventilators for next two or three days. There are indications that infection is coming down. He is still in ICU," doctors at KIMS told reporters.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Rajya Sabha member Chiranjeevi were prominent among those who visited Dasari in the hospital and wished him speedy recovery.