HYDERABAD: Well known Telugu writer Avasaraala Ramakrishna Rao died of cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment at NIMS on Friday morning.
He has been suffering from a heart ailment for the last several months.
He was 80.
Ramakrishna Rao carved a niche for himself in the Telugu fiction world with his unique style of comedy. Avasarala's feature 'Mathe-me-tricks' which was carried regularly in the children's magazine, ‘Bala Jyothi’, earned him a lot of accolades.
He started writing at the age of 16.