 He then wrote lyrics for many songs in films such as "Swayam Krushi", "Swarna Kamalam", "Samsaram Oka Chadarangam", "Shrutilayalu", "Pelli Chesi Choodu".The lyrics for these songs got high reception, which established Sitarama Sastry as one of the major lyricists in the Telugu film industry.He won his second Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Telavardemo Swamy" from the film "Shrutilayalu" and his third Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Andela Ravamidi Padamuladaa" from the film "Swarna Kamalam" in 1988.