Senior producer K.C. Sekhar Babu is no more. The veteran producer died of a heart attack in the early hours of Saturday at his residence in Jubilee Hills. Hailing from Kanchikacherla village, Andhra Pradesh, the 73-year-old entered the film industry in the year 1973.
His first film was Mamatha. He went to make films with Krishnam Raju, Chandra Mohan, Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna. Among his notable films were Samsara Bandham, Sardar, Mutha Mestri, Ramma Chilakamma, Sahasa Samrat, Gopalarao Gari Ammayi and Pakkinti Ammayi.
Sekhar Babu was a part of film bodies like Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce, Telugu Producers Council and South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. He also served as the Chairman of the Censor Board Revising Committee. Several Tollywood celebrities like Chiranjeevi, Murali Mohan, Thammareddy and many other producers paid their tributes to the veteran producer.
