Gautam Raju, who edited more than 400 films, was remembered by Chiranjeevi, Sai Dharam Tej, Vishnu, Manoj and Lakshmi Manchu and many others.
Gautam Raju, who edited more than 400 films, was remembered by Chiranjeevi, Sai Dharam Tej, Vishnu, Manoj and Lakshmi Manchu and many others.
Prolific and well-known editor Gautam Raju, who worked extensively in Telugu cinema, breathed his last in the early hours of July 7 in Hyderabad. He was 68 years old and was reportedly ill with age-related issues. Telugu film personalities including actors Chiranjeevi, Sai Dharam Tej, Manoj and Lakshmi Manchu and composer MM Keeravani and several directors and production houses condoled his demise. Raju has edited more than 800 films in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.
Some of his memorable works include Mani Ratnam’s overcast (Tamil), Telugu movies like science fiction Aditya 369 Chiranjeevi-starrer, starring Balakrishna and directed by Singitham Srinivasa Rao Tagore And Khadi No. 150Allu Arjun-starrer bunny And Race GurramPawan Kalyan and Venkatesh-starrer Gopal GopalPawan Kalyan’s Gabbar Singh And Katamarayadu, Some of Raju’s recent films include Vishnu Manchu-starrer mosagallu and Mohan Babu-starrer son of india,
Born in Tamil Nadu in 1954, Raju’s early works in Telugu cinema are Chiranjeevi’s rocky kallu levu and director Jandhyal Nalugu Stambalata in the early 1980s. He worked with leading directors and production houses for four decades. He received Nandi Award for NTR-starrer e.t.c,
Superstar Chiranjeevi said on Twitter, “It is unfortunate to lose an editor like Gautham Raju. He was a gentleman but his editing was sharp. A man of few words, his skill in editing was limitless. A soft spoken person, his work always had momentum. From rocky kallu levu To Khadi no. 150He has worked in many of my films as an editor. His passing is a personal loss to me and the film industry. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family.”
Chiranjeevi’s nephew and actor Sai Dharam Tej paid his respects to Gautam Raju by remembering him as a “man of great work and character”, with whom he worked closely at an early stage of his career, and said that Raju would always He will be remembered through his work.
Actor-producer Manchu Vishnu said he learned a lot from Gautam Raju since childhood: “He was instrumental in many blockbusters in Telugu.”