Ramakrishna Vissamraju (20 August 1947 – 16 July 2015) was a

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Personal life and career

Ramakrishna was born to Vissamraju Rangasayi and Ratnam on 20 August 1947. Ganakokila P.Suseela is his mother's sister. He received a

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degree but decided to become a professional singer, a decision influenced by his admiration for Ghantasala. He sang light music for

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. Ramakrishna's debut movie song was "Vayase Oka Poolathota" in ''Vichitra Bandham'' in 1972. Throughout his career, he performed over 5000 songs in movies and devotional albums and has given numerous stage shows across Andhra Pradesh. He was a playback singer for Telugu actors such as NTR,

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, and Krishnam Raju. And also Krishna Later in life, he took up acting and appeared in television series and films. He continued to give concerts across Andhra Pradesh. In 1976, he married Jyothi Khanna, who was also a singer. The couple had two children, Lekha, and

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, who made his acting début in ''Nuvve Kaavali'' in 2001. Another famous singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam also sang a song that had been chosen earlier for Ramakrishna, and he even sang a song sung earlier by Rama Krishna. Apart from all these, he is a true altruist and took every thing for good and good inspiration for others.

Filmography

Death

He died on 16 July 2015, having suffered from cancer for ten months and having been admitted to Banjara Hills Omega Hospitals. He was 67 and is survived by his wife, son

and daughter Lekha.

References

External links

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P. Ramakrishna at Cinegoer.com
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