Telugu Filmmaker Kodi Ramakrishna, With Big Hits To His Credit, Is No More!
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By Manu
Telugu
filmmaker
Kodi
Ramakrishna,
who
has
directed
some
of
the
big
hits
of
the
Telugu
film
industry,
is
no
more.
Reportedly,
the
director
breathed
his
last
in
Gachibowli,
Hyderabad.
According
to
the
reports,
the
film-maker
had
complained
of
breathlessness
a
couple
of
days
ago
following
which
he
was
admitted
to
a
hospital.
Later,
reports
had
come
in
that
his
condition
was
critical.
Kodi
Ramakrishna
hailed
from
Pallakollu
in
the
West
Godavari
district.
He
made
his
big
debut
as
a
film-maker
in
Tollywood
in
the
year
1982
with
the
movie
Intlo
Ramayya
Veedhilo
Krishnayya,
which
featured
Chiranjeevi
in
the
lead
role.
Ever
since
then,
he
has
done
a
good
number
of
movies
in
Telugu,
majority
of
which
were
big
hits.
He
has
worked
with
all
the
top
stars
of
the
Telugu
film
industry
like
Chiranjeevi,
Balakrishna,
Venkatesh
and
others.
Apart
from
Telugu,
he
has
also
directed
films
in
Tamil
and
Kannada.
Some
of
his
prominent
works
include
Mangamma
Gari
Manavudu,
Muddula
Mavayya,
Ankusham,
Bharath
Bandh,
Sathruvu,
Gudachari
No.
1
etc.
He
was
the
director
of
the
blockbuster
movie
Arundhathi,
which
had
released
back
in
the
year
2008.
His
last
film
to
hit
the
theatres
was
Nagarahavu,
which
was
a
Kannada
movie.
His
last
film
in
Telugu
was
Avatharam,
which
had
released
in
the
year
2014.