Veteran
playback
singer
G
Anand
passed
away
on
May
6,
2021,
due
to
COVID-19
complications.
He
was
67.
The
singer
had
reportedly
been
admitted
to
a
city
hospital,
where
he
was
in
urgent
need
of
a
ventilator,
which
unfortunately
was
not
provided
to
him
in
time.
Popular
singer
Venu
Srirangam
had
shared
an
SOS
message
about
Anand's
deteriorating
health
before
his
death.
When
Times
of
India
contacted
him
and
asked
the
singer
about
G
Anand's
death,
he
said
that
he
received
a
call
from
Anand's
family
members.
They
informed
him
about
his
critical
situation
and
the
urgent
need
of
a
ventilator
bed.
Notably,
Venu
shared
the
message
in
all
his
groups
and
even
managed
to
procure
a
ventilator.
However,
by
then
it
was
too
late.
Venu
Srirangam
further
stated,
"Anand
Garu's
family
decided
to
take
him
to
the
hospital
only
after
confirming
that
a
ventilator
was
available.
However,
before
he
reached
the
hospital,
the
ventilator
was
given
to
another
patient
with
an
emergency
situation." G
Anand's
demise
is
indeed
a
big
loss
to
the
Telugu
Film
Industry.
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
took
to
Twitter
and
mourned
his
death.
He
tweeted,
"Rest
In
Peace
Sri.
G.Anand
Garu!"
—
Chiranjeevi
Konidela
(@KChiruTweets)
May
7,
2021
On
the
other
hand,
musician
Devi
Sri
Prasad
tweeted,
"Deeply
saddened
by
the
sudden
demise
of
Senior
Singer,a
Humble
Human
Sri.G.Anand
Garu..
In
d
beginning
of
my
career,
he
invited
me
2
a
few
of
his
Stage
Shows
as
a
Special
Entertainer..I
can
never
forget
those
lovely
moments.
ThankU
dear
Anand
Uncle🙏🏻
U
wil
always
be
remembered."
Talking
about
G
Anand's
career,
he
made
his
singing
debut
with
the
hit
song
'Oka
Venuvu
Vinipinchenu
from
the
1976
film
America
Ammayi.
He
had
sung
for
several
Tollywood
superstars
like
NTR,
Krishna,
Chiranjeevi
and
so
on.
The
late
singer
had
also
composed
songs
for
movies
like
Gandhinagar
Rendava
Veedhi,
Swatantraniki
Oopiri
Poyyandi
and
Rangavalli.
Later,
in
his
career,
he
released
several
devotional
albums.
Notably,
G
Anand
had
also
started
a
musical
group
'Swara
Madhuri',
which
has
so
far
performed
in
over
600
shows.
It
indeed
gave
a
platform
to
several
aspiring
singers
in
the
80s.