Famous film producer Ramoji Rao passed away, breathed his last at the age of 87

Famous businessman and film producer Ramoji Rao has passed away. After his health deteriorated, he was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad where he breathed his last. He was 87 years old and was suffering from health problems for some time.

Ramoji Rao died: Sad news has come out about the death of Ramoji Rao, founder of Ramoji Rao Group. After his health deteriorated, the producer was admitted to the hospital on June 5 where he breathed his last. He died at 3:45 am on Saturday. He breathed his last at Star Hospital in Hyderabad. He was 87 years old and was battling health issues for some time. His death has caused a wave of mourning in the entertainment and media industry.

His name was Cherukuri Ramoji Rao and he was born on 16 November 1936 in Andhra Pradesh. He was a businessman, media entrepreneur and film producer. In the year 2016, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. He belonged to a farmer family and gradually established his empire. He was the founder of ETV Network, which is a famous media company. Apart from this, he also ran Ramadevi Public School in the name of his wife Rama Devi. He was also associated with films. He had a production house named Usha Kiran Movies. Apart from this, he also had a film city named Ramoji Film City near Hyderabad where shooting takes place on a large scale. Not only this, he also has hotels in Hyderabad named Dolphin Hotels. He had a good hold in the South Industry and earned a lot of respect.

connection with films

Apart from being a big businessman, he also contributed to the glamour world. Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films were made under the banner of his production houses. He was awarded the Filmfare South Award four times for his contribution to the cinema world. Apart from this, he was also awarded the National Award for the film Nuvve Kavali in the year 2000. Along with this, he has also been awarded 5 Nandi Awards.