Recently got to hear bad news from Tollywood industry. Movie director Maruthi's father Vana Kuchala Rao has passed away. Kuchala Rao breathed his last at his residence in Machilipatnam town on Wednesday at the age of 76. For some time now, he was fighting with age related problems. Reports say that his last rites were performed on Thursday.

The Telugu movie industry has also expressed its condolences and condolences to his family on his death. The entire social media was flooded with condolence messages from fans as they heard the news of the demise. People are mourning his death and are also engaged in paying tribute.

It is being said that when Maruti was young, his father was feeding his family by selling bananas. Maruthi is said to be one of the most successful filmmakers of Telugu cinema. He has also given back to back superhit movies. His first movie as a director was 'E Rosullo' which is said to be one of the most successful Tollywood movie of 2012. Some of his hit movies are 'Bus Stop,' 'Prem Katha Chitram', 'Bhale Bhale Magadivo', 'Mahanubhavudu' and 'Prati Roju Pandage'. Talking about the upcoming projects, he is making Gopichand and Raashi Khanna starrer 'Pacca Commercial'. Not only this, he is also making a film with superstar Prabhas, although the name of this movie has not been revealed.

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