Noted Telugu producer and distributor PDV Prasad's wife, Anju Prasad passed away yesterday (November 6) at a private hospital in Hyderabad. She died due to a cardiac arrest. Anju Prasad was 53 years old when she breathed her last. She is survived by a son and a daughter. According to reports, her final rites will take place today (November 7) morning in Hyderabad. For the uninformed, PDV Prasad is one of the partners and the presenter of popular film production houses Sithara Entertainments and Haarika & Hassine Creations.
An official statement from Sithara Entertainments read, "Our dear Friend and Partner, PDV Prasad garu lost his wife due to cardiac arrest today afternoon. We express our heartfelt condolences to him and his family members for their loss. We hope that they will find strength to cope up with everything at this hour. #RIPAnjuPrasad garu".
Sithara Entertainments is a renowned production house known for bankrolling biggies like Allu Arjun's S/O Satyamurthy, Nithiin's A Aa, Pawan Kalyan's Agnyaathavaasi, Naga Chaitanya's Shailaja Reddy Alludu, Jr NTR's Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, Nani's Jersey, Sharwanand's Ranarangam, Nithiin's Bheeshma and more. As a mark of respect to Anju Prasad and producer PDV Prasad, the scheduled updates of films from Sithara Entertainments have been postponed until further notice.
Nithiin - Keerthy Suresh starrer Rang De is Sithara Entertainments' next film and the first single titled 'Emito Idhi' was supposed to release today evening. However, due to Anju Prasad's untimely demise, the song's release has been postponed. Notable personalities from the film industry and the fans are sharing their condolence messages on social media. Let us pray for the departed soul to rest in peace.
Our dear Friend and Partner, PDV Prasad garu lost his wife due to cardiac arrest today afternoon. We express our heartfelt condolences to him and his family members for their loss. We hope that they will find strength to cope up with everything at this hour. #RIPAnjuPrasad garu🙠pic.twitter.com/jpjFzrugLe
— Sithara Entertainments (@SitharaEnts) November 6, 2020