Senior producer D Siva Prasad Reddy of Kamakshi Movies passed away at the age of 62 on Saturday morning. Suffering from a heart-related ailment, he was declared dead by the doctors at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai. He had undergone an open-heart surgery. He is survived by sons, Chandan Reddy and Kailash Reddy.

The iconic film producer started out in the year 1985, bankrolling notable movies like 'Karthika Pournami', 'Sravana Sandhya', 'Vikki Dada', 'Mutha Mesthri', 'Allari Alludu', 'Auto Driver', 'Seetharama Raju', 'Edhuruleni Manishi', 'Nenunnaanu', 'Boss', 'King', 'Kedi', 'Ragada', 'Dhada' and 'Greekudu Veerudu'.

A dear friend of Akkineni Nagarjuna, Siva Prasad Reddy maintained cordial relations with several film industry personalities, who always respected him.

Megastar Chiranjeevi today spoke to his son Chandan as soon as he came to know the news. "Siva Prasad Reddy garu made 'Mutha Mestri' with me. He was always a 'satthwika' person and a good friend of mine. My deepest condolences to his bereaved family," the Megastar said.