Overview

• He died on Oct. 9 in Bengaluru and the company notified exchanges on Oct. 10, calling the loss sudden and conveying condolences.
• TTK Prestige said his 3.10% personal stake will be transmitted to nominees and will continue to be shown in his name until the process is completed.
• Company filings also note he was a partner in T. T. Krishnamachari & Co., which holds a 60.44% promoter stake in TTK Prestige.
• He served on the board for about five decades, became managing director in 1975, later executive chairman until 2019, and relinquished the chair on March 25, 2025.
• He is widely credited with devising the gasket release system that ended cooker bursts; reports differ on his age at death, citing either 77 or 82.