In a freak incident, a crane helper of veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao's ongoing Intinta Annamayya was electrocuted during the shooting of film at Siragam village in Araku mandal in Visakhapatnam district on Tuesday evening.
The victim identified as Bhanu Prakash from Hyderabad came in contact with a live wire. Another helper Krishna Murthy of the crane unit was severely injured in the accident.
Though the unit is tight-lipped about the incident, it is heard that Prakash was moving the crane as per the camera operator's instructions and in the process, power cables came in contact with the iron crane. Prakash suffered severe shock and died on the spot.
The accident occurred at 4 PM, but it came to light only after Prakash's body was shifted to the Araku valley community health centre. By the time the news spread, the unit shifted their men and material from the village. Sources said that the unit had not taken proper security precautions while filming.
