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Hyderabad, Dec 1 (PTI) The mortal remains of veteran Telugu film lyricist "Sirivennela" Sitarama Sastry were consigned to flames here on Wednesday after a number of film personalities and political leaders paid homage to him.
Sastry died due to lung cancer-related complications at a private hospital here on Tuesday.
The body was kept at the film chambers here before being taken to the "Mahaprasthanam" crematorium at Jubilee Hills.
Sastry"s son lit the funeral pyre in a traditional ceremony at the crematorium.
Top Telugu actors, including Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Pawan Kalyan, Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu, renowned director S S Rajamouli and others paid tributes to the departed lyricist.
Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao, Andhra Pradesh Information Minister Perni Nani and balladeer Gaddar also paid their last respects to Sastry.