Renowned
director
Pandillapalli
Chandrasekhar
Reddy
passed
away
on
Monday
morning(January
3)
due
to
age-related
ailments.
According
to
reports,
he
was
battling
with
health
issues
for
a
very
long
period.
He
breathed
his
last
at
his
residence
in
Chennai.
He
was
86.
Reddy
entered
showbiz
as
an
assistant
director
in
1959.
After
working
as
an
associate
with
several
celebrated
directors
including
Adurthi
Subba
Rao
and
Madhusudana
Rao,
he
finally
made
his
directorial
debut
with
the
1971
film
Anuradha
starring
Krishna
and
Vijaya
Nirmala
in
the
lead
roles.
In
his
illustrious
career,
the
helmer
has
directed
close
to
80
films.
Notably,
he
has
also
helmed
films
starring
late
legendary
actors
like
Nandamuri
Taraka
Ramarao
and
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao.
Interestingly,
his
collaboration
with
superstar
Krishna
was
even
a
craze
among
the
Telugu
audiences
at
one
point.
P
Chandrasekhar
Reddy's
noted
films
include
Manavudu
Danavudu,
Rajakeeya
Chadarangam,
Anna
Vadina,
Kodukulu,
Badipantulu,
Vichitra
Dampathyam,
Peddalu
Murali
among
many
others.
His
previous
film
was
the
2014
thriller
Jagannayakudu
starring
Raja
Abel,
Mamatha,
Sirisha,
Amani
and
Bhanchander.
As
per
reports,
Reddy's
last
rites
will
be
held
later
in
the
day
at
his
hometown.