Producer Harikumar passes away

Popular producer who made films like 'Subbu' with NT Rama Rao, 'Mahanandi' with Srihari and Sumanth on the banner of RS Productions died at Manipal Hospital in Bangalore, after a serious illness.

He started a distribution office called Devi Films at a tender age and distributed several successful films like 'Devudu, Pavitra Prema, Samarasimha Reddy, Anji, Mrigaraju, Shankar Dada MBBS, Premante Ideraa, Prematho… Raa, Badri' and other such films and earned a good name in the film industry.

Harikumar, who is known as gentle and soft producer, was married in 2003.

He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Several prominent film personalities, close friends and relatives expressed their condolences to the bereaved family.