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Legendary Filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Dies at 94
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao was a filmmaker who worked in movies for more than six decades.
He also wrote for films and composed music.
He made movies in five languages.
He began his career by assisting filmmaker K. V. Reddy.
Later, he directed more than 60 feature films.
Some of his best-known films were Mayuri, Pushpaka Vimana and Aditya 369.
Pushpaka Vimana told its story without spoken dialogue, and Aditya 369 was about time travel.
Rao received several major film awards.
He died at age 94 while being treated in a Chennai hospital, and people paid tribute to him.
Filmmaker, screenwriter and composer Singeetam Srinivasa Rao died at 94 while receiving treatment at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai.
His career spanned more than six decades across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema.
He directed more than 60 feature films after beginning his career as an associate to K. V. Reddy.
His notable films included Mayuri, Pushpaka Vimana, Aditya 369, Apoorva Sagodharargal and Michael Madana Kama Rajan.
He received National Film Awards, Nandi Awards and Filmfare Awards; film-industry members, political leaders and fans paid tribute.
- Who
- Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, filmmaker, screenwriter and composer.
- What
- He died at age 94 while undergoing treatment.
- Where
- Kauvery Hospital in Chennai.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not provide a date.
- Why
- The articles do not state the cause of death.
Key facts
- Age
- 94
- Career span
- More than six decades
- Film languages
- Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi
- Feature films directed
- More than 60
- Notable films
- Mayuri (1985), Pushpaka Vimana (1987), Aditya 369 (1991), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) and Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990)
- Awards
- National Film Awards, Nandi Awards and Filmfare Awards
- Tributes
- Film-industry members, political leaders and fans paid tribute.
Sources
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