Lyricist Vennelakanti Rajeswara Prasad passed away

In a surprising turn of events, lyricist and dialogue writer Rajeswara Prasad has passed away in Chennai on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

The legend is known to have penned 2,000 songs and wrote dialogues for about 300 movies. His journey as a lyrics writer started after he was encouraged by legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who passed away recently after recovering from COVID 19.

His sons Shashank and Rakendu Mouli are also popular writers. As soon as the news of his demise surfaced online, his fans offered condolences to the lyricist’s family. While some shared his photos and paid their respects, others remembered his famous songs.

May his sould rest in peace.