Chennai: Renowned South Indian cinema director KSR Das, known for his action films, has died at the aged of 76. Das, known for his action-oriented films mainly in Telugu in the 1970s and 80s, was being treated at a private hospital here for age-related ailments and died on Friday, film industry sources said.
He worked with superstars of the south including Krishna and Chiranjeevi (Telugu), Rajnikanth (in Telugu and Kannada films) and Vishnuvardhan (Kannada), and directed more than 99 films. Making his debut in 1966 with a Telugu film, Das directed films until 2000. With Krishna alone he did 30 films in Telugu.
He worked with superstars of the south including Krishna and Chiranjeevi (Telugu), Rajnikanth (in Telugu and Kannada films) and Vishnuvardhan (Kannada), and directed more than 99 films. Making his debut in 1966 with a Telugu film, Das directed films until 2000. With Krishna alone he did 30 films in Telugu.
