Neelakanteswara spent more than 35 years of his life in the print industry, initially at Pragati Offset and then at Vamsi Art Printers.
"Not only did he nurture Pragati contributing a great deal in its success, he also founded Vamsi Arts, making it one of the good presses in Hyderabad," said P Raghava Raju, managing director of APBC Inks and a close friend.
Raju added: "No one in Hyderabad's print industry doubt Neelkanteswara is the most influential and respected print personality alive."
Neelakanteswara was a good administrator and good at his job. With him at the helm, Vamsi became the first press in the country to buy, install and use a CTP.
P Narendra, managing director of Pragati Offset, said: "He had good control on staff and shared excellent PR with clients. He was not only a good paymaster he was kind and gave a lot of credit to others."
On 29 October during the Sappi Award function for its employees, the entire Pragati team of more than 1,200 people observed a two-minute silence in the honour of a man who laid the foundation of Pragati Offset.
Neelakanteswara is survived by his daughter, Sarala and son-in-law Rajani Krishna of Caxton Press; son Venu, daughter-in-law Mani Madhuri and grandson Deepu, who manage Vamsi now.
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