The
veteran
actor
Ambareesh
passed
away
on
Saturday(November
24,
2018)
shortly
after
being
admitted
to
a
private
hospital
because
of
respiratory
problems.
After
that,
the
Karnataka
CM
HD
Kumaraswamy
announced
that
the
Rebel
Star's
cremation
would
take
place
on
Monday
(November
26,
2018)
in
Bengaluru.
Following
the
announcement,
his
funeral
took
place
with
state
honours
and
it
was
attended
by
some
of
the
biggest
names
from
the
industry.
Yash,
Darshan
and
Rockline
Venkatesh
were
some
of
the
big
names
who
joined
Ambi's
family
in
the
difficult
hour.
Earlier
today(November
28,
2018),
his
ashes
were
immersed
into
a
river
at
Srirangapatna
as
per
the
religious
traditions.
Sumalatha
an
Abhishek
took
part
in
the
ritual.
They
were
joined
by
their
close
friend
Rockline
Venkatesh.
Barring
the
noted
producer,
no
one
else
from
the
industry
was
present
during
the
ceremony.
Often
referred
to
as
the
'Mandya
Gandu'
,
Ambareesh
had
starred
in
over
200
films
during
his
enviable
career
and
become
the
pride
of
Sandalwood.
He
made
his
debut
with
the
1972
release
Naagarahaavu
and
added
a
new
dimension
to
his
career.
He
was
last
seen
in
the
recently-released
Ambi
Ning
Vayassaytho
which
did
well
at
the
box
office.
His
final
film
Kurukshethra
is
likely
to
hit
the
screens
year.