Sandalwood's
versatile
actor
CR
Simha
passed
away,
today,
February
28.
He
was
72.
The
actor,
who
was
suffering
from
cancer,
was
admitted
to
Seva
Kshethra
hospital
yesterday
(Feb
27),
in
Banashankari,
Bangalore,
where
he
breathed
his
last.
CR
Simha
was
reportedly
suffering
from
prostate
cancer
for
which
he
was
under
medication
from
past
one
year.
On
Thursday,
the
actor
was
rushed
to
hospital
when
there
was
a
sudden
changes
in
the
health
condition.
CR
Simha's
health
condition
was
critical
from
yesterday.
The
actor
is
the
elder
brother
of
Sandalwood's
well-known
personality
Pranaya
Raja
Srinath.
On
behalf
of
Government
Of
Karnataka
Information,
Minister
Roshan
Baig
had
revealed
that
Government
will
bear
the
treatment
cost.
Ace
actress
and
Women
and
Child
Development
Minister
Umashri
had
also
visited
CR
Simha
in
Seva
Kshetra
hospital
and
prayed
for
the
speedy
recovery
of
the
actor.
Beside
acting
in
more
than
150
films,
CR
Simha
has
also
directed
few
famous
movies
in
Kannada.
He
had
turned
director
for
the
movies
like
Samskara,
Sankalpa,
Chitegu
Shinte,
Kakana
Kote
and
Thugalak.
In
2003,
Government
Of
India
had
felicitated
CR
Simha
with
'Sangeeth
Natak
Academy
Award'
for
his
contribution
to
theatre
and
art.
Click
on
slides
to
read
the
story
and
view
the
rare
and
unseen
pictures
of
CR
Simha...
CR
Simha
Simha
was
born
on
16
June,
1942.
His
younger
brother
Srinath
is
a
famous
film
actor
who
acted
in
several
mainstream
Kannada
cinema
as
both
the
leading
and
supporting
actor.
Best
Director
CR
Simha
had
won
Karnataka
State
Award
as
the
Best
Director
for
his
movie
Kakana
Kotte.
He
was
also
felicitated
with
Nataka
Academy
Award.
Original
Name
Of
CR
Simha
Channapatana
Ramaswamya
Simha
was
well-known
with
stage
name
CR
Simha
in
the
theatre
field.
CR
Simha
Started
His
Career
CR
Simha
started
his
career
with
'Prabhat
Kalavidaru,'
which
is
the
famous
drama
troupe
in
Karnataka.
Birth
Of
Nataranga
In
1972,
CR
Simha
started
his
own
drama
troupe
called
'Nataranga'
in
which
many
budding
talents
were
brought
into
limelight.
CR
Simha
As
Kuvempu
CR
Simha
had
sported
Kannada
poet
Kuvempu's
avatar
at
Vishwa
Manva
Kala
Sangha,
Singapore.