Music director Chakri's father passes away

Music director Chakri's father Jilla Venkata Narayana passed away on Thursday morning (November 1, 2012) due to cardiac arrest. Venkata Narayana, 73, acted in films like Veedu Teda, Ranga The Donga, Devaraya, Gopi Gopika Godavari, etc and also sang couple of numbers.
He retired as a government teacher and forayed into films after his son Chakri became a popular music composer.
Venkata Narayana is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. Chakri, who is currently in Malaysia, is expected to return to Hyderabad on Friday for the last rites.