Renowned
producer
Pokuri
Rama
Rao
breathed
his
last
on
Friday
(July
3,
2020)
after
testing
positive
for
COVID-19.
He
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Hyderabad
after
his
health
deteriorated.
He
was
65.
Going
by
several
media
reports,
he
was
not
responding
to
the
treatments
given
by
the
hospital
and
was
under
medical
observation.
Though
there
are
reports
suggesting
that
he
died
due
to
COVID-19,
there
is
no
official
statement
about
the
same.
If
confirmed,
the
producer
will
be
the
first
in
Telugu
film
industry
to
succumb
to
the
deadly
virus.
A
few
months
back,
Rao
had
undergone
a
cardiac
surgery
following
heart
related
ailments.
Pokuri
Rama
Rao,
together
will
his
brother
Pokuri
Babu
Rao
had
bankrolled
several
films
like
Ranam
(2006),
Yagnam
(2004),
Ontari
(2008)
and
others
under
the
banner
Eetharam
Films.
His
last
rites
will
be
performed
on
Saturday
at
Hindu
Smashana
Vaatika
in
Erragadda,
Hyderabad.