Veteran
comedian
Rathnakar,
who
passed
away
on
Tuesday,
had
reportedly
donated
his
eyes
much
before
his
death.
The
veteran
actor
took
his
last
breathe
in
Mysore,
who
had
signed
to
donate
his
eyes
to
the
JSS
Medical
Hospital
there
long
back.
Another
late
actor
Dr
Rajkumar
also
donated
his
eyes
and
Rathnakar
has
followed
his
path.
The
cremation
ceremony
of
Rathnakar
was
held
in
Mysore
on
Wednesday.
The
final
rites
were
performed
by
his
three
sons.
The
actor
lost
his
wife
Mookambika
18
years
ago.
Sandalwood
has
expressed
its
condolence
on
the
death
of
the
departed
actor.
In
a
press
release,
Dr
Bharathi
Vishnuvardhan,
wife
of
late
actor
Dr
Vishnuvardhan,
said
that
Rathnakar
has
proved
his
potential
in
acting
in
comedy
roles
and
he
had
also
shown
his
potentiality
in
the
direction
department.
The
renowned
names
of
the
Kannada
film
industry
like
Jayanthi,
Doddanna,
Shivaraj
Kumar,
Dr
Jayamala
and
Darshan
paid
their
respect
to
the
actor.
Rathnakar,
who
had
acted
in
more
than
300
films,
died
at
the
age
of
79
and
is
survived
by
three
sons.
He
started
with
acting
in
theaters
and
later
got
roles
in
movies
and
acted
with
big
names
in
Sandalwood
like
Dr
Rajkumar,
Ambareesh,
late
Vishnuvardhan,
late
Shankar
Nag
and
Dwarakish.