Senior
Sandalwood
actor
Shankanada
Aravind
passed
away
today
(May
7,
2021)
due
to
COVID-19.
He
was
70.
He
had
been
admitted
to
Victoria
Hospital,
Bangalore,
and
was
taking
treatment
for
coronavirus.
Sadly,
he
succumbed
to
death
in
the
afternoon.
Shankanada
Aravind
is
survived
by
two
daughters
and
a
son.
Notably,
his
wife
Rama
passed
away
in
January
due
to
respiratory
problems.
Shankanada
had
featured
in
more
than
250
Kannada
films.
He
was
known
for
doing
supporting
roles
in
Sandalwood.
Shankanada's
demise
indeed
a
big
loss
for
the
Kannada
film
industry.
He
had
acted
in
some
of
the
notable
films
like
Aparichita,
Aagantuka,
Gnana
Gange
and
so
on.
Notably,
his
picture
from
the
hospital
is
going
viral
on
social
media.
In
the
picture,
one
can
see,
late
Shankanada
Aravind
sitting
on
the
bed
and
breathing
with
oxygen
support.
His
picture
is
indeed
leaving
his
fans
teary-eyed,
as
this
second
wave
of
COVID-19
is
taking
away
gems
like
him.