music composer ilaiyaraaja got emotional when he heard of lyricist sirivennela seetharama sastrys passing their musical pairing was a hit and often resulted in hit songs that remain memorable even years after seetharama sastry chemboluwas admitted to a private hospital in the city on november 24 and passed away due to complications from lung cancer on tuesday after news of his passing broke there was an outpouring of grief from celebs and fans alikeread alsolyricist sirivennela seetharama sastry passes away due to lung cancertelugu lyricist sirivennela seetharama sastry who was undergoing treatment at a city hospital passed away on tuesdaymahesh babu allu arjun rana daggubati nani pawan kalyan jr ntr and other tollywood celebs pay their last respects to sirivennela seetharama sastry picson wednesday his body was taken to the film chamber so wellwishers and loved ones can pay their last respectsilaiyaraaja penned an emotional note in telugu after the lyricists passing it roughly translates to sitaramudu is a legend in the world of literature he would provide artistry and poetic spirit even to commercial songs beautiful meaningful and effective songs that leave an imprint were his forte sitaramudu was blessed by goddess saraswati and was an assistant to veturi garu we had a long journey together he reached great heights in a short amount of time we have poured life to many songs together rudraveena swarna kamalam bobbili raja and many such films we even worked for rangamartanda which will release soon there were occasions when composers would compete to make music for his lyrics his lyrics and poetry will be remembered forever if veturi increased my love for telugu literature he increased my respect for it i never thought i would bid adieu to him so soon you lived for music and wrote lyrics all your life i hope the god bestows goodness on you ilaiyaraaja seetharama sastrys body was brought to the film chamber on wednesday morning where celebs paid their last respects his last rites will be performed later in the day at maha prasthanam