The maker of hit films, popular cine director Komineni Seshagiri Rao breathed his last today in Chennai. Hailing from Ponnekallu, a village close to Tenali, Komineni was an ardent fan of cinema from his early age. He started as an actor in Telugu cinema playing villain roles at first. During the period, his dialogue delivery in an aptly modulated reverberating voice bought him wide recognition. He became a director with the movie ‘Devathalara Deevinchandi’ starring Giri Babu in the lead. The movie became a hit after which he directed ‘Simha Garjana’ and ‘Thayaramma Bangaraiah’. The latter was remade in Tamil casting Sivaji Ganesan which was also a hit. Apart from these, the filmmaker directed two movies in Kannada. In his career span as a director, he made about twenty eight movies in entirety. The director who passed away at his age of 69 is also the brother of popular music director Chakravarthi.
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