 He lived all his life in Warangal.The Government of Telangana accorded a state funeral, the Chief Minister announced to build an auditorium at Public Gardens with his statue and an educational institute to be named after him.He married Shobhavati in 1975 and has two sons; Srinath and Radhakrishna; and two daughters, Vasanthi and Lakshmi Tulasi, a mimicry artiste and studied under her father.