Indraganti Srikanth Sarma (29 May 1944 – 25 July 2019), was an Indian

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lyricist and writer. He wrote books, including short stories, radio plays, poetry and primarily lyrics during his lifetime career and was actively involved in

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and

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. He was born in

Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari Ramachandrapuram is a town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a Municipality which serves as the headquarters of Ramachandrapuram mandal and Ramachandrapuram revenue division. Geography ...

town of Andhra Pradesh. He was born to Indraganti Hanumath Sastry. He married Janaki Bala, from whom he a son

Mohan Krishna Indraganti Mohana Krishna Indraganti is an Indian director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. His debut directorial venture '' Grahanam'' (2005) fetched him eleven awards including the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director ...

and a daughter Kiranmayi Indraganti.

Career

Srikanth began his career with a Telugu weekly newspaper ''

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'' where he worked as a journalist. Later in 1976, he joined the

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's domestic serve in

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where he used to write scripts for radio plays throughout his twenty years of service. Prior to start literary career, he worked at the ''

Andhra Prabha ''Andhra Prabha'' is a Telugu-language daily newspaper in India, circulated primarily in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded on 15 August 1938, by Ramnath Goenka under the Indian Express Group, it has become one of the longest-running Telug ...

'' weekly newspaper as an editor. He wrote lyrics for Telugu films, including for his first film '' Sri Krishnavataram'' in 1982, '' Nelavanka'' (1983), ''

Chaitanya Ratham ''Chaitanya Ratham'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language political drama film directed by Dhavala Satyam and produced by Vangaveeti Ratna Kumari. The film stars Bhanu Chander, Sarath Babu, Kalpana, Satyanarayana and Giri Babu in pivotal roles, wi ...

'' (1987), and for his last film ''Sammohanam'' in 2018. His lyrics also appears in several films directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti. He wrote novels, poems and documentaries such as ''Telugu Kavula Aparadhalu'', ''Malavika'', and his own autobiography titled ''Inti Peru Indraganti''.

Publications and work

Death

Srikanth Sharma was suffering from aging-associated disease and died of

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s in

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on 25 July 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Srikanth, Indraganti 1944 births 2019 deaths Writers from East Godavari district Telugu-language lyricists