Singeetham Srinivasa Rao dies at 94: Pushpaka Vimanam, Aditya 369 filmmaker leaves six-decade legacy

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, known for Pushpaka Vimanam and Aditya 369, has died aged 94 after a six-decade filmmaking career. Read on for his lasting cinema legacy.

New Delhi: Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, one of Indian cinema’s most inventive filmmakers, has died at 94. The veteran director passed away at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Saturday night after receiving treatment for age-related health issues. His death marks the end of a remarkable career that stretched across six decades and five languages.

Rao was known for taking Indian filmmaking into unusual territory, with projects that experimented with form, genre and storytelling. His filmography included the dialogue-free black comedy Pushpaka Vimanam and the time-travel science fiction film Aditya 369, both of which became landmarks in their respective genres.

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