Indian Filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Dies at 95
· Entertainment · India
Rao, whose work spanned the 1957 Telugu classic 'Mayabazar' and this year's musical 'Sing Geetham,' died Oct. 3 in Chennai following a period of ill health. He was 95 and made some 60 features in the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages.
Why it matters：Rao's death affects the Indian film industry and its audiences, and marks the end of a career that shaped South Indian commercial cinema across multiple languages.
Key points
- He directed roughly 60 features.
- His films spanned Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi cinema.
- He died in Chennai on Oct. 3.
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