Ace filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao’s wife Lakshmi Kalyani passes away due to prolonged illness – Times of India

Tollywood ace filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao’s wife Lakshmi Kalyani has passed away in Chennai after prolonged illness. Many celebrities from the Telugu film fraternity have taken to social media to convey their condolences and extend their support to Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.

”She passed away due to prolonged illness on Saturday at 9.10 p.m.,” a source close to the matter told.

In 1960, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and Lakshmi Kalyani got married. Lakshmi Kalyani played a key role in the professional life of Singeetam. He was assisted by Lakshmi Kalyani in writing film scripts. For this reason, Singeetam also wrote a book, ‘Srikalyaniyam’, about his beloved wife.

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is not only a filmmaker, but also a producer, screenwriter, composer, singer, lyricist and actor. He started his career as assistant director under KV Reddy in 1955 n made his directorial debut with the film ‘Neeti Nijayati’ in 1972. He helmed many super hit films in his career, which has been spanning over four decades now. He is known for his experiments films like ‘Aditya 369’ and ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’. Some of his other popular movies include ‘Mayuri’, ‘Apoorva Sagodharulu’, ‘Michael Madana Kama Raju’, ‘Brundavanam’, ‘Bhairava Dweepam’, to name a few.

Although Singeetam initially agreed to act as a mentor for Prabhas’s upcoming film ‘Project K’, he later withdrew due to ill health. Resting at his home in Chennai, he occasionally goes to film shows and spends time with his wife.