By Monday, September 1, 2014 – 13:18
Renowned Telugu filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana aka Bapu died here at his residence Sunday, his family said. He was 80.
“He passed away following a cardiac arrest. He was struggling with illness for the last few months,” Bapu’s brother Sattiraju Shankar Narayana told IANS.
Born Dec 15, 1933, Bapu started his career as a cartoonist for Telugu newspaper Andhra Patrika.
His filmmaking career started with 1960 Telugu film “Sakshi”, whose story and dialogues were by his best friend Mullapudi Venkata Ramana.
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