Another tragedy has happened in the Telugu film industry. Senior producer Katragadda Murari (78) passed away. Family members said that he breathed his last at his residence in Chennai on Saturday night. Katragadda Murari was born on 14 June 1944 in Vijayawada. Murari’s death casts a pall over Tollywood. Many celebrities were moved to tears after hearing the news of his death. They express their deepest sympathy to his family members.
Katragadda Murari produced many successful films till the 90s under the name Yuva Chitra Arts. Murari quit his doctorate and entered the film industry to become a director. But instead of being a director, Kalammathalli served as a producer. ‘Sitamahalakshmi’, ‘Gorintaku’, ‘Janaki Ramadu’, ‘Nari Nari Naduma Murari’, ‘Abhimanyudu’, ‘Sitarama Kalyanam’, ‘Srinivasa Kalyanam’, ‘Jegantalu’ etc. are from his production company.
It is noteworthy that all the films produced by Murari have been composed by the late and eminent music director KV Mahadevan. Katragadda Murari wrote his autobiography titled ‘Navvipodurugaka’ in 2012.