Senior
Kannada
actor
KS
Ashwath
(Aswath)
passed
away
at
Basappa
Memorial
Hospital
Mysore
at
1.45
today
(January
18,
2010).
He
was
ailing
from
long
time
and
he
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
13th
Jan
after
he
suffered
a
minor
brain
attack.
He
was
survived
by
his
wife
Sharada
and
four
children.
According
to
his
son
Shankar,
the
veteran
Kannada
actor
was
admitted
to
ICU
at
BM
Hospital
on
Wednesday
after
he
suffered
blood
circulation
problem.
Due
to
slow
down
in
blood
circulation,
many
parts
of
his
body
had
stopped
working.
Although
he
was
responding
well
to
the
medicine,
doctors
had
told
his
son
that
he
might
die
at
any
point
of
time.
The
'Chamayya
Mestru'
of
the
movie
Nagarahavu
started
his
acting
career
as
a
theatre
artiste
and
he
entered
Kannada
films
in
1950s.
He
debuted
as
an
independent
hero
with
the
movie
Striratna.
He
had
acted
in
370
movies
and
had
played
all
kinds
of
character
roles.
His
acting
was
not
only
touches
the
heart
but
also
to
the
brain.
The
senior
Kannada
actor
had
stopped
acting
due
to
his
deteriorating
health
condition,
but
Dr
Rajkumar
and
Parvathamma
had
requested
and
made
him
act
in
the
movie
Akasmika.
His
last
movie
was
Dharshan
starrer
Bhoopathi.
He
was
honoured
with
the
Doctorate
degree
by
Tumkur
University.
Besides
being
an
actor,
He
was
also
a
freedom
fighter.
He
was
very
disciplined
and
known
for
his
time
sense.
He
was
staying
at
his
Sarswatipuram
Nivas
in
Mysore.
His
last
wish
was
to
visit
Kashi
and
his
daughter
and
son
had
recently
taken
him
around
the
Kashi
Vishwanath
Temple
and
Ganga
Ghats
in
a
wheelchair.
Karnataka
state
government
had
come
forward
to
bear
his
medical
expenses.
Dr.
Jayamala,
the
President
of
KFCC,
has
also
announced
to
Rs.
1
lakh
help
for
him.
But
the
demise
of
Ashwath
has
shocked
the
Kannada
film
industry
and
is
an
unbearable
loss.
We
at
Oneindia
pray
that
his
soul
rest
in
peace
and
pray
god
to
give
strength
to
his
family
and
fans
to
bear
his
loss.