The
statue
of
late
Kannada
actor
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan,
who
died
of
heart
attack
in
Mysore
on
30th
December,
2009,
has
been
unveiled
by
his
close
friend
and
comedian
Dwarakish
at
Laggere
in
Bangalore.
This
is
the
first
statue
of
Dr.
Vishnuji
in
the
city.
It
is
made
of
fiber
and
is
about
three
feet
height.
Mr.
Lokesh,
the
president
of
the
Kadamba
Kannada
Yuvaka
Vedike,
has
donated
the
money
for
creating
the
statue
of
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan.
A
sculptor
named
Shivakumar
has
evolved
it
in
three
months
time.
Dwarakish
was
very
emotional
as
he
unveiled
the
statue
of
his
best
friend.
However,
the
first
statue
of
Dr
Vishnu
was
installed
at
Bellary
district
in
Karnataka.
Immediately
after
the
death
of
the
Sahasa
Simha
star,
the
government
had
promised
to
create
a
memorial
in
his
name.
Although
18
months
have
passed
after
the
promise,
the
Vishnu's
memorial
still
remains
a
dream.