Noted
actor,
writer
and
theatre
personality
GK
Govinda
Rao
passed
away
in
Karnataka's
Hubbali
on
Friday
(October
15).
Reportedly,
he
died
due
to
age-related
complications.
He
was
86
and
is
survived
by
his
two
daughters.
Upon
hearing
the
shocking
news,
several
celebrities
from
the
Kannada
film
industry
expressed
their
condolences
through
their
respective
social
media
handles.
Actor
and
activist
Chetan
Kumar
tweeted,
"GK
Govinda
Rao-
progressive
thinker
&
actor-
passed
away
at
his
daughter's
home
in
Hubli
today
I
first
met
Mr
Govinda
Rao
16
yrs
ago
this
month
while
I
was
studying
Kannada
theatre;
since
then,
i've
been
impressed
by
his
passionate
pro-democracy
articulations
He
will
be
missed."
Former
Karnataka
Chief
Ministers
BS
Yeddyurappa
and
Siddaramiah
paid
their
respect
to
the
late
actor.
CM
Basavaraj
Bommai
too
condoled
the
death
of
actor
Govinda
Rao
through
Twitter.
He
wrote
in
Kannada,
"The
country
has
lost
a
unique
thinker.
May
god
give
strength
to
his
family."
(loose
translation)
Known
for
his
supporting
roles,
Rao
had
acted
in
several
Sandalwood
films
like
Grahana
(1978),
Mithileya
Seethayaru
(1988),
Curfew
(1994),
Nishyabda
(1998),
Ajju
(2004)
and
..Re(2016).
He
was
also
a
part
of
two
daily
soaps
namely
Maha
Parva
and
Malgudi
Days.
He
had
also
written
books
like
Shakespeare
Nataka
Adhyayana,
Nade
Nudi
Nagarikate
and
many
others.