Telugu
and
Tamil
film
producer
B
Nagi
Reddy's
grandson
Sarath
Reddy
passed
away
due
to
COVID-19
on
June
19
in
Chennai.
Sarath
Reddy
was
52
and
was
the
youngest
son
of
Vishwanatha
Reddy.
A
few
days
ago,
Sarath
Reddy
was
diagnosed
with
COVID-19
symptoms
and
was
immediately
admitted
to
Vijaya
Health
Hospital
in
Chennai.
Sarath
took
his
last
breath
in
the
morning
while
undergoing
treatment.
On
a
related
note,
late
producer
B
Nagi
Reddy
set
up
Vijaya
Vauhini
Studios
in
Chennai.
It
was
then
Asia's
biggest
film
studio.
B
Nagi
Reddy
has
produced
films
like
Patala
Bhairavi,
Missamma,
Maya
Bazaar,
Ram
Aur
Shyam,
Maduve
Madinodu,
Julie
and
so
on,
under
Vijay
Vauhini
Studios
banner.
B
Nagi
Reddy
has
three
sons
and
producer
B
Venkatarama
Reddy
is
one
of
them.
He,
along
with
his
friend
and
partner
Alur
Chakrapani,
produced
over
fifty
films
in
four
decades
in
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam,
Kannada
and
Hindi.
B
Venkatarama
Reddy
is
popular
for
making
mythological
and
devotional
films
in
Telugu.
He
later
closed
down
Vijaya
Vauhini
Studios
after
the
Tollywood
industry
moved
out
of
studios
in
the
70s.
He
then
started
Vijaya
Hospital
and
Vijaya
Health
Centre.