The enduring legacy of pan-Indian film-music composer Ilaiyaraaja, who turned 80 on June 2, through his songs in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. His music was one of the firsts to bridge the north-south gap.
Sirivennela Sitaramasastry, the world-renowned lyricist who made Telugu films popular throughout the world, passed away on Tuesday. He was being treated at a hospital for a week for pneumonia. He breathed his last on Tuesday evening at the famous KIMS Hospital in Hyderabad. A pall of gloom descended over Tollywood following the death of Sirivennela Seetharama Shastry. His