CM condoles director Singeetham

Bengaluru: Chief Minister D K Shivakumar offered his condolences to veteran director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao (94), who passed away on Sunday.“Singeetham was a jewel of the Indian film industry. His demise has immensely pained me. It’s an irreplaceable loss to the film industry,” the chief minister said in his message.’Cinema forever indebted to him’: Mahesh Babu, Kamal Haasan, Rajamouli pay tribute to Singeetham Srinivasa Rao The CM recollected that the veteran had directed tasteful hit films of thespian Dr Rajkumar like ‘Chalisuva Modagalu’, ‘Shravana Bantu’ and ‘Haalu Jenu’.“The silent feature film ‘Pushpaka Vimana’ by Singeetham was a milestone in the Indian film industry. He had links with the Kannada film industry, and until his last breath, he involved himself in movies”.

Source: Deccan Herald