Renowned
Kannada
film
producer
Ramu
died
due
to
COVID-19
complications
in
Bangalore
on
Monday
(April
26)
evening.
Ramu
was
married
to
Sandalwood
superstar
Malashree
and
they
have
two
children.
The
producer
was
admitted
to
MS
Ramaiah
Hospital
three
days
ago
on
Friday,
after
he
experienced
breathing
issues.
Ramu
had
produced
and
distributed
many
films
in
the
industry
for
nearly
three
decades.
He
commenced
his
Sandalwood
journey
with
the
hit
action
film
Golibar
in
1993.
Ramu
had
since
made
nearly
30
films
with
some
of
the
biggest
stars
of
the
Kannada
film
industry
throughout
his
career.
Some
of
the
biggest
hits
bankrolled
by
the
producer
include
AK
47,
Chamundi,
Kiccha,
Kalasipalya
and
Gulama.
Ramu
also
teamed
up
with
his
wife
Malashree
and
produced
some
of
the
biggest
action
thrillers
of
the
actress,
that
went
on
to
become
cult
hits
at
the
box
office.
His
last
film
was
the
Ganesh
and
Bhavana-starrer
99,
which
was
the
remake
of
the
Tamil
movie
96.
Many
actors
and
industry
members
such
as
Puneeth
Rajkumar,
Sumalatha
Ambareesh,
and
Rakshitha
Prem
among
others
took
to
their
social
media
to
condole
Ramu’s
demise.
However,
due
to
the
pandemic,
none
of
the
members
of
the
fraternity
could
pay
their
last
visit
to
the
producer.
Take
a
look!
One
of
the
most
passionate
Movie
Producers
of
KFI,
Ramu
Sir
is
no
more.
RIP
#Corona
has
delivered
another
devastating
news.
Producer
Ramu
was
a
kind-hearted
soul
for
whom
making
enemies
was
impossible.
I
stand
with
@RamuMalashree,
their
children
and
family
members
in
this
hour
of
grief.
I
beg
people
to
be
vary
of
#COVID19
and
save
lives.
pic.twitter.com/9DlKIEnh7a
—
Sumalatha
Ambareesh
🇮🇳
ಸುಮಲತಾ
ಅಂಬರೀಶ್
(@sumalathaA)
April
26,
2021
Rip
dear
sir
.....
extremely
sad
extremely
broken
...
my
deepest
condolences
to
mam
n
the
family
pic.twitter.com/MqQhTU05GZ
This
is
shocking,
One
of
my
earliest
Producer’s
and
a
wonderful
neighbor
you
were
Ramu
Sir
and
more
than
that
a
kind
human.
I
cannot
imagine
what
Mallakka
and
the
kids
are
going
through.KFI
lost
a
fantastic
producer
today.
I
will
miss
you
Sir.
Rest
in
peace.
pic.twitter.com/cEm8C34qtx
This
is
really
shocking
and
unbelievable..he
was
such
a
soft
spoken
and
a
wonderful
human
being...great
producer..great
loss
to
our
Kannada
industry..may
the
almighty
give
strength
to
their
family..Rest
in
peace
sir..u
will
always
be
remembered
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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