Famous Telugu Folk Singer Singer Vaddepalli Srinivas (73) Passes Away; Condolences Pour In

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Telugu folk artist and singer Vaddepalli Srinivas breathed his last in Hyderabad on February 29. He died due to age-related illness at his home in Secunderabad and was 73 at the time of his death. He was popular for singing several songs under the music direction of Devi Sri Prasad, Koti, and etc.

Vaddepalli Srinivas rose to popularity through his folk performances as a Singer. He rendered vocals to over 100 songs in Telugu films other than several other folk songs he recorded for private albums. Tollywood and other folk artist associations have expressed heartfelt condolences on the occasion.

Srinivas got a break in the Telugu film industry after musician-writer-singer Devi Sri Prasad brought him on board to sing a chartbuster song 'Gannulanti Kannulunna Junnulanti Pilla..' for Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan-starrer Gabbar Singh, that was released in 2012. The song as well as the album was highly successful, making Vaddepalli a new name and address for mass songs in the industry.

For the same song which he had sung under the direction of Devi Sri Prasad, Vaddepalli Srinivas received the 'Filmfare' Award for the Best Male Singer category. But he had debuted in the industry with Devi Sri Prasad's movie titled 'King' featuring Nagarjuna Akkineni. In this film, he sang the song called 'Yentapani Chestiviro.'

Vaddepalli Srinivas' other popular songs include 'Garam Garam Pyari' in Namaste Anna, 'Ramulamma Ramulamma' in 'Oh Pilla Bangarama,' 'Bhalira Bali' in Mahankali Jatara, 'Kattu Kattu Bandi,' 'Yada Unnadho,' Chinnaollu Peddollu,' 'Raye Raye Chinni,' from Ravi Teja's 'Bengal Tiger,' and 'Tella Cheera' from Palleturi Pilla, among others.

Vaddepalli Srinivas had been battling with age-related issues and eventually died at his house confirmed his family members. A few days ago, he was brought home after being discharged from the hospital for a prolonged chronic illness. The funeral services will be held on March 1 in Padmarao Nagar Colony in Hyderabad.