April 13, 2007
Hyderabad

Dhulipala Seeta Rama Sastry (86) who is known for his trademark roles of Sakuni in Telugu old classics passed away today at a hospital in Guntur. He is survived by two sons. He acted in more than 300 films. He was born in Dachepally on 24th September 1921. He entered into stage plays in 1935 and used to enact female roles. He established ‘Star Theater Group’ in Guntur in 1941 started giving stage shows. He entered the Telugu film industry with Bheeshma film. He won Nandi award for his work in Bhandavyalu film. He was last seen in films like Choodalani Vundi (Prakash Raj’s father) and Murari.

He sold all his assets and started an ashram in Guntur. He was also known as Maruthi Sevendra Swamy. May his soul rest in peace.

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