Janakiram's son lit the funeral pyre at the family's farm house on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Janakiram (42) died in a road accident in Nalgonda district of Telangana yesterday when his car collided with a tractor while he was travelling to Vijayawada from Hyderabad.
The producer's father N Harikrishna, brothers Kalyan Ram and junior N T Rama Rao, both actors, and several family members were present at the funeral.
A number of Telugu film personalities, including former Union Minister Chiranjeevi, visited the family earlier in the day and consoled them.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is son-in-law of late N T Rama Rao, visited the family members of the victim last night.
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