Prominent film producer and father of Prabhas, Mr Uppalapati Suryanarayana Raju, passed away at the KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad this morning. He was admitted in the hospital a few days ago as he was suffering from many age-related ailments.
Mr Suryanarayana Raju was the brother of the actor-turned-politician, Mr Krishnam Raju.
Mr Raju had produced many films under the banner of Gopikrishna Movies, including ‘Bhakta Kannappa’, ‘Krishnaveni’ and ‘Amaradeepam’.
The last rites were performed in the evening.
