HYDERABAD: Guda Anjaiah, noted lyricist of Telangana, who contributed to the Telangana statehood movement, died of heart ailment on Tuesday. He was 61.
Guda Anjaiah, fondly called as Anjanna, was born in Lingapuram in Dandepalli mandal in Adilabad district in 1955. Anjanna's parents were Lakshmaiah and Lakshmamma.
He had more than 300 songs to his credit. ‘Ee Vooru Mandaira’ song was translated into more than 16 Indian languages.
Anjanna actively participated in 1969 Telangana movement. “Raaji gaa Vori Raaji gaa” song moved the masses and elite equally during the Telangana movement. Anjanna breathed his last at his residence in Raganna Gudem in Rangareddy district on Tuesday. The final rites will take place here on Wednesday. Anjanna was selected for Suddala Hanumanthu-Janakamma National award for this year.
Meanwhile, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed shock over the sudden demise of Anjanna and conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.