Padma Shri awardee ‘Sirivennela’ Seetharama Sastry passed away.

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Veteran Telugu film lyricist 'Sirivennela' Sitarama Sastry (66), a recipient of the Padma Shri and numerous other awards, died due to lung cancer-related complications on November 30.

  • He has penned about 3,000 songs and bagged the Andhra Pradesh government's Nandi award several times
  • His interpretation of his Lyrics & Poetry has been published as a book named Sirivennela Tarangalu.

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