Tatineni Rama Rao, a veteran film director, has died
Tatineni Rama Rao, a veteran Telugu film director, died in the early hours of Wednesday at a private hospital in Chennai. He was 84 years old when he died. His wife Jayashree, as well as his children Chamundeswari, Naga Suseela, and Ajay, survive him.
On Twitter, actor Anupam Kher expressed his condolences for his death. “Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Shri #TRamaRao ji, a veteran filmmaker and a dear friend.” In #AakhriRaasta and #Sansaar, I had the pleasure of working with him!! He had a great sense of humour, was compassionate, and was commanding. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family! He wrote, “Om Shanti!”
T Rama Rao began his career in the film industry as an assistant director before directing his first film, Navarathri (1966), which starred Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. In Telugu and Hindi, he directed over 65 films. Brahmachari (1966), Manchi Mitrulu (1969), Jeevana Tarangalu (1973), Dorababu (1974), Yamagola (1977), Anuraga Devatha (1982), Pachchani Kapuram (1985), and others are among his Telugu directorial credits.
In Hindi, he remade Yamagola as Lok Parlok, starring Jeetendra and Jayaprada. He directed superhit Hindi films like Judaai (1980), Andhaa Kaanoon (1983), Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Nache Mayuri (1986), Insaf Ki Pukar (1987), and Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988), among others.
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