The
year
2010
has
been
very
unfortunate
for
Kannada
film
industry.
Sandalwood
has
lost
several
veteran
actors,
directors,
producers,
cinematographers
and
singers
in
this
year.
The
death
of
Vishnuvardhan,
KS
Ashwath,
C
Ashwath,
Vaishali
Kasaravalli,
Naveen
Mayur,
BS
Ranga,
Manjunath,
Chindodi
Leela,
Murali,
MV
Krishnamurthy,
Indudhar
and
his
wife
Hema
has
shocked
the
Kannada
audiences.
C
Ashwath:
Just
a
couple
of
days
before
the
New
Year
day,
the
Kannada
film
industry
lost
singer
C
Ashwath,
a
master
of
Kannada
Sugam
Sangeetha.
The
70-year-old
musician
passed
away
at
7.00
am
on
29th
December
at
Columbia
Asia
Hospital
in
Bangalore.
He
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
17th
December
after
he
complained
of
abdominal
pain
and
was
being
treated
for
liver
and
Kidney
problem
when
he
breathed
his
lost.
The
celebrity
folk
musician's
funeral
was
held
at
Banashankari
Crematorium
in
Bangalore.
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Dr.
Vishnuvardhan:
The
biggest
shock
was
waiting
for
the
Kannada
audience
in
the
store.
When
they
were
struggling
to
recover
from
the
death
of
C
Ashwath,
Sahasa
Simha
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan
died
of
heart
attack
at
2.30
am
on
30th
December
at
Vikram
Hospirtal
in
Mysore.
The
legendary
actor
complained
of
chest
pain
at
1.00am
and
he
was
immediately
rushed
to
the
hospital,
but
in
vein.
His
funeral
took
place
with
all
state
honour
at
the
Abhiman
Studios
in
Bangalore
on
the
same
day
evening.
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more.
KS
Ashwath:
Within
20
days
after
Vishnu's
death,
Sandalwood
suffered
a
loss
of
another
senior
Kannada
actor.
KS
Ashwath
passed
away
at
Basappa
Memorial
Hospital
in
Mysore
at
1.45
on
January
18,
2010.
He
was
ailing
from
long
time
and
he
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
13th
January
after
he
suffered
a
minor
brain
attack.
His
funeral
was
held
at
the
Rudrabhoomi
in
Chamundi
Hill,
Mysore.
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Chindodi
Leela:
Four
days
after
KS
Ashwath's
sad
demise,
theatre
artiste
and
actress
Chindodi
Leela
died
of
heart
attack
at
a
private
hospital
at
9.10
pm
on
22nd
January.
The
72-year-old
actress
had
undergone
a
bypass
surgery
on
January
18.
Her
last
rites
were
performed
with
full
state
honours
at
Halepete
in
Davangere.
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more.
Indudhar-Hema:
Another
biggest
shock
to
the
audience
was
the
suicide
of
Kannada
actor
Indudhar
and
his
wife
Hema.
The
Sandalwood
star's
dead
body
was
found
hanging
from
the
ceiling
fan
while
his
wife's
body
was
laid
on
the
bed
at
their
Jayanagar
residence.
Jayanagar
police
suspected
that
Indudhar
might
have
killed
his
wife
Hema
first
and
then
he
has
hanged
himself
to
the
ceiling
fan.
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more.
Murali:
Popular
south
Indian
actor
Murali
died
of
heart
attack
at
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai
on
8th
September.
The
46-year-old
actor
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
in
Chennai.
He
breathed
his
last
at
4.00
am
due
to
a
cardiac
failure.
The
actor,
who
starred
in
both
Kannada
and
Tamil,
had
acted
in
more
than
60
films.
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more.
Jagannath:
Producer
Jagannath
passed
away
at
his
residence
on
17th
September
following
a
heart
attack.
He
was
suffering
from
kidney
failure
and
had
been
undergoing
treatment
for
a
long
time.
The
52-year-old
producer's
cremation
was
performed
at
the
Wilson
Garden
crematorium.
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to
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more.
Rathnakar:
Veteran
comedian
Rathnakar
passed
away
on
21st
September
in
Mysore.
The
popular
comedian
was
known
for
his
simplicity.
Before
his
death,
he
had
donated
his
eyes
to
the
JSS
Medical
Hospital.
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MV
Krishnamurthy:
V
Shantharam
award
recipient
MV
Krishnaswamy
died
at
his
residence
in
Malleswaram,
Bangalore
on
September
25.
The
87-year-old
filmmaker
is
known
for
his
films
like
Papa
Punya
and
Subba
Sastry.
He
also
acted
as
a
hero
in
the
film
Bharati
opposite
actress
Padmini.
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more.
Vaishali
Kasaravalli:
TV
serial
director
and
actress
Vaishali
Kasaravalli
died
of
kidney
failure
on
27th
September
at
Manipal
Hospital
Jayanagar
in
Bangalore.
The
wife
of
director
Girish
Kasaravalli
was
ailing
from
liver
damage
and
kidney
failure
due
to
diabetics.
Her
funeral
was
held
according
to
her
family
tradition
at
Banashankari
Crematorium
in
Bangalore
on
28th
September.
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more.
Naveen
Mayur:
Kannada
actor
Naveen
Mayur
died
at
5.30
pm
on
Sunday
on
3rd
October.
The
32-year-old
chocolate
hero
was
suffering
from
jaundice.
He
was
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
in
Bangalore,
but
he
could
not
respond
to
the
doctors'
treatment.
Naveen's
funeral
was
held
at
Banshakari
Crematorium
in
Bangalore
on
Monday
afternoon.
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to
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more.
BS
Ranga:
Noted
director-cinematographer
BS
Ranga
died
at
a
private
hospital
in
Chennai
on
December
12.
The
93-year-old
producer
was
suffering
from
multiple-organ
failure.
He
was
survived
by
three
sons
and
a
daughter.
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more.
The
sad
demise
of
all
these
stars
has
left
the
audience
in
the
pool
of
tears.
Many
are
still
struggling
to
recover
from
the
tragic
news.
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