Prominent Tollywood producer, industrialist and philanthropist Prasad V Potluri’s (PVP) father Potluri Raghavendra Rao (81) passed away on Saturday. He was admitted to a private hospital in the city on Friday. While undergoing treatment, he passed away at around 2.30 pm today. His final rites will be held in Vijayawada on Sunday. Tollywood celebrities turned up in large numbers to pay their tribute to the departed soul.
His death comes close on the heels of that of Medasani Venkatadri Naidu, brother-in-law of Tollywood actor and producer Mohan Babu, who passed away on Monday. Incidentally, the last release of PVP was the Nagarjuna starrer
Raju Gari Gadhi 2
which turned out to be a successful venture.