Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities today condoled the death of legendary film producer D Rama Naidu while acknowledging his immense contribution to Indian cinema. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award-winner produced films in different languages including Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi and Bhojpuri.
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Rama Naidu is survived by his children -- producer Suresh Babu Daggubati, actor Venkatesh Daggubati and daughter Daggubati Lakshmi. Actor Rana Daggubati, a Telugu and Bollywood actor, is his grandson.
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Several celebrities took to Twitter to express their sadness over his demise.
Legendary filmmaker Daggubati Ramanaidu passes away-his contribution in building Indian Cinema is immense. thank you sir. RIP
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) February 18, 2015RIP D Ramanaidu Sahab. Your contribution to Indian cinema will inspire all of us and many generations.
— Vivek Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) February 18, 2015Padma bhushana #Dr.Rama Naidu Garu... Thank you for enriching cinema.. We may never see the likes of u..Salute...RIP. pic.twitter.com/aJlp1CD6uk
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) February 18, 2015Sad to know Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, veteran producer of South & Hindi films, D Rama Naidu is no more. Heart goes out to d family. RIP,Sir.
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) February 18, 2015
