Producer Suryanarayana Raju, who has made several films under his home banner Gopi Krishna Pictures, passed away this morning. He is the father of actor Prabhas. Krishnaveni, Amaradeepam, Bhaktha Kannappa are some of the successful films produced by him.

Mr. Raju is the brother of Krishnam Raju, a thespian. He has been suffering with some healty ailments for the past few days, and has been undergoing treatment at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad.

His last rites will be performed at the Panjagutta funeral grounds this evening. Several industry representatives have mourned the death of the producer.

Also, several actors and filmmakers made a visit to Prabhas' home and offered him condolences.