Veteran
director
Tatineni
Rama
Rao,
who
was
suffering
from
health
problems,
passed
away
on
April
20,
in
Chennai.
He
was
83.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife,
Tatineni
Jayashree,
and
children
Chamundeswari,
Naga
Suseela,
Ajay.
As
per
reports,
the
director
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
for
age-related
illness.
Rama
Rao's
family
members
informed
about
his
demise
with
a
statement.
His
final
rites
will
take
place
today
evening
in
Chennai.
The
statement
read
as,
"With
great
sadness,
we
inform
that
our
beloved
Tatineni
Rama
Rao
has
left
for
his
heavenly
abode
at
the
early
hours
of
April
20,
2022.
May
he
be
remembered
by
wife
Tatineni
Jayashree
and
children
Chamundeswari,
Naga
Suseela,
Ajay
and
family."
Anupam
Kher
took
to
Twitter
to
mourn
the
loss.
He
wrote,
"Deeply
saddened
to
know
about
the
demise
of
veteran
filmmaker
&
a
dear
friend
Shri
#TRamaRao
ji.
I
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
him
in
#AakhriRaasta
and
#Sansaar!!
He
was
compassionate,
commanding
&
had
a
great
sense
of
humour.
My
condolences
to
his
family!
Om
Shanti!"
Tatineni
Rama
Rao
had
directed
70
Hindi
and
Telugu
feature
films
between
1966
and
2000.
From
Amitabh
Bachchan
to
Sridevi
to
NTR,
he
had
worked
with
several
top
stars.
Some
of
his
films
are-
Navarathri,
Bramachari,
Pandani
Jeevitham,
Illalu,
Andhaa
Kanoon,
etc.
He
had
also
produced
some
Tamil
films
under
the
banner
Sri
Lakshmi
Productions.