'Shivanna Gave Me A Bath Prepared Food & Washed My Clothes', Says Raghavendra Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar revealed that his brother Shivrajkumar took care of him like mother when he was sick. He said, Shivanna gave him a bath, prepared food and washed clothes.
After
a
hiatus
due
to
ill
health,
actor-producer
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
is
returning
to
cinemas
with
Ammana
Mane.
In
2013,
he
suffered
a
stroke.
In
an
interview
with
Times
of
India,
remembering
his
difficult
times,
he
revealed
that
his
brother
Shivrajkumar
took
care
of
him
like
a
mother
when
he
was
sick.
He
said,
"In
2013,
I
found
what
a
mother
meant.
Shivanna,
my
sister-in-law
and
wife
took
me
on
wheelchair
to
Singapore
for
treatment
for
my
stroke.
For
over
a
month,
they
took
care
of
me
like
a
mother."
The
actor
further
added,
"I
was
in
an
apartment
there
and
was
taken
care
of
like
a
child.
It
is
not
easy
and
extremely
costly
to
hire
maids
there.
My
sister-in-law,
wife
and
Shivanna
gave
me
a
bath,
prepared
food
for
me
and
washed
my
clothes."
It
indeed
heart-wrenching
to
know
what
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
went
through.
But,
his
family
always
stood
by
him
and
helped
him
recover.
On
the
professional
front,
Raghavendra
is
all
set
to
grace
the
silver
screen.
Thanks
to
director
Nikhil
Manju
for
coming
with
a
story
that
was
specifically
written
for
the
actor.
Addressing
this,
the
director
said,
"My
father
had
a
stroke
and
I
have
seen
the
difficulties
that
he
went
through.
Secondly,
the
mother-son
attachment
is
something
I
have
personally
experienced.
When
I
came
up
with
this
line,
only
Raganna
was
with
me.
Since
he
has
also
been
very
attached
to
his
mother,
I
felt
he
would
be
able
to
bring
alive
the
character."
Apparently,
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
was
touched
by
the
story.
Recollecting
this,
Nikhil
said,
"The
title
did
the
trick.
He
not
only
connected
with
the
film
but
also
gave
me
a
hug,
when
I
mentioned
the
title."
He
further
said,
"The
film
has
three
songs,
which
blend
with
the
re-recording.
All
of
them
have
Raganna
rendering
his
voice."