Veteran filmmaker T Rama Rao of ‘Andhaa Kaanoon’ & ‘Khatron ke Khiladi’ fame passes away at 84

Effectively-known filmmaker Tatineni Rama Rao, who made profitable movies in Telugu and Hindi with veteran actors like N T Rama Rao, Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan, handed away in Chennai on Wednesday. He was 84.

Rama Rao ‘left for heavenly abode on the early hours’ of Wednesday, his household stated. He died of age-related points.

Popularly often called T Rama Rao, the departed filmmaker scripted successes with social themes in a profession spanning about 4 a long time.

He made ‘Navaratri’ in Telugu with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri within the lead roles approach again in 1966. His 1977 fantasy comedy movie ‘Yamagola’ with legendary NTR was a blockbuster.

Rama Rao’s 1985 romantic household drama ‘Pachani Kapuram’ had Krishna and Sridevi within the lead roles and the songs of the movie are fondly recalled by followers even right this moment.

Lengthy earlier than pan-Indian motion pictures like ‘Baahubali’, ‘RRR’ and ‘KGF’ turned the order of the day, Rama Rao was equally profitable within the Hindi movie trade.

A few of his hit movies in Hindi embrace ‘Andhaa Kaanoon’ (starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikant and Hema Malini), ‘Ek hello Bhool’, ‘Jung’, ‘Bulandi’ and ‘Khatron ke Khiladi’.

‘Khatron ke Khiladi’ starring Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Chunky Pandey.

Actor Anupam Kher, who shared the assertion saying Rao’s demise, expressed grief over the director’s dying.

‘Deeply saddened to know in regards to the demise of veteran filmmaker & a pricey buddy Shri #TRamaRao ji,” he stated in a tweet.

“He was compassionate, commanding & had an important sense of humour. My condolences to his household! Om Shanti!,” Kher tweeted.

Bollywood star Ajay Devgan expressed grief over Rama Rao’s dying. “Unhappy to listen to of filmmaker T Rama Rao Garu’s demise. He dominated the period of socials within the 80s. Each, my dad and I have been intently related to him,” Devgan tweeted. He conveyed his condolences to the members of the family of Rama Rao.

Rao is survived by his spouse and three kids.