Renowned
Telugu
film
lyricist
Kandikonda
Yadagiri
passed
away
on
Saturday
(March
12)
at
his
residence
in
Hyderabad's
Vengal
Rao
Nagar.
He
was
49.
Reportedly,
he
was
battling
cancer
for
the
past
two
years
and
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
for
treatment.
A
few
reports
also
mention
that
the
lyricist
recently
recovered
and
was
shifted
to
his
residence.
The
tumour
had
reportedly
affected
his
spinal
cord
following
which
his
condition
worsened
on
Saturday.
The
news
of
his
untimely
demise
was
shared
by
Telugu
Cine
Writers
Association
president
DR
Paruchuri
Gopalakrishna.
On
learning
about
Kandikonda's
death,
several
celebrities
from
the
industry
took
to
social
media
to
express
their
condolences.
Born
in
Warangal,
Kandikonda
started
off
his
career
by
writing
lyrics
for
spiritual
albums.
Later,
he
forayed
into
films
and
had
made
his
debut
with
the
2001
film
Itlu
Sravani
Subramanyam.
He
wrote
lyrics
for
as
many
as
100
films
that
include
Amma
Nanna
O
Tamila
Ammayi
(2003),
Satyam
(2003),
Donga
Dongadi
(2004),
Pokiri
(2006),
Ranam
(2006),
Takkari
(2007),
Bujjigadu
(2008),
Saradaga
Kasepu
(2010),
and
Temper
(2016)
among
others.
His
last
project
was
Kothala
Rayudu
(2022).
A
few
songs
penned
by
the
lyricist
are
'Dum
Dum
Dum',
'One
More
Time',
'Okkasari',
'Em
Smile
Raa',
'Gala
Gala
Paruthunna',
'Madhurame
Madhurame',
to
name
a
few.
His
collaborations
with
renowned
music
composers
like
AR
Rahman,
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja,
Harris
Jayaraj,
Mani
Sharma
and
several
others
were
highly
praised
by
music
aficionados.
For
his
excellence
in
the
field
of
music
and
study
of
situational
songs
in
Telugu
cinema,
he
was
awarded
a
Doctorate
by
Hyderabad's
Osmania
University.