Tollywood
producer
RR
Venkat
of
RR
Movie
Makers
breathed
his
last
on
Monday
(September
27)
reportedly
due
to
kidney
failure.
He
was
54.
According
to
reports,
he
was
keeping
unwell
for
a
while
and
was
undergoing
treatment
for
a
kidney
ailment
at
a
private
hospital
in
Hyderabad.
His
death
has
indeed
left
Tollywood
in
shock.
Netizens
too
are
disheartened
with
his
demise
and
many
have
been
rushing
to
social
media
to
express
their
sorrow.
The
popular
producer
was
known
for
backing
several
big-budget
films
including
Andhrawala
(2004),
Kick
(2009),
Don
Seenu
(2010),
Prema
Kavali
(2010),
Lovely
(2012),
Damarukam
(2012),
Autonagar
Surya
(2013)
and
Paisa
(2013).
Venkat's
film
with
Mahesh
Babu,
Businessman
(2012)
was
one
of
the
most
successful
ventures.
Notably,
he
has
also
bankrolled
two
Bollywood
films-
Ek
Hasina
Thi
(2004)
and
James
(2005)
and
Hollywood
romantic
flick
Divorce
Invitation
(2012).
Starring
Jonathan
Bennett
and
Jamie-Lynn
Sigler
in
the
lead
roles,
the
American
romantic
comedy
film
directed
by
SV
Krishna
Reddy
was
the
official
remake
of
Aahvaanam
(1997)
starring
Srikanth
and
Ramya
Krishnan.
On
a
related
note,
in
2011,
Venkat
received
an
honorary
doctorate
from
the
Open
International
University
for
Complementary
Medicines
at
the
University
of
Colombo
for
his
immense
contributions
as
a
social
worker.