Noted cinematographer, film producer and director Srinivas Reddy Vuyyuru passed away on Tuesday. After prolonged illness, he breathed his last in a private hospital in Hyderabad. He was 56.
Srinivas Reddy is the brother of director Sagar under whom director Sreenu Vaitla and several other popular directors in the industry of this age have started their careers as assistants.
Srinivas Reddy had recently directed film Charuseela with Rashmi in the female lead and Brahmanandam’s son Gautam as the male lead. The movie released in Sep 2016 had failed at the Box Office.
Before making his directorial debut, he earlier produced several films including Jagadekaveerudu, Ammadonga with Superstar Krishna, Pavitra Prema with Balakrishna and Puri Jagannadh-Jagapathi Babu’s Bachi. He was well-known to industry people as cinematographer as he had started his career as a cameraman.
His final rights will take place tomorrow in Hyd.