Senior
Sandalwood
actor
Ashok
Rao
breathed
his
last
on
Wednesday
(February
2)
morning
at
his
residence
in
Bengaluru.
As
per
reports,
he
died
following
a
massive
heart
attack.
He
was
75.
Reportedly,
he
was
undergoing
treatment
for
cancer.
He
is
survived
by
a
son
and
a
daughter.
Ashok
was
known
for
playing
supporting
and
villainy
roles.
He
had
been
a
part
of
as
many
as
250
films
and
shared
screen
space
with
legendary
Kannada
actors
including
Rajkumar,
Vishnuvardhan
and
Ambareesh.
The
veteran
star
had
also
played
key
roles
in
films
headlined
by
Shivarajkumar,
Kichcha
Sudeep,
Devaraj
and
Upendra
among
many
others.
Owing
to
his
health
condition,
the
actor
stayed
away
from
films
for
many
years.
His
best
films
include
Shrungara
Kavya,
Inspector
Jhansi,
Operation
Ankusha,
Jodi
Hakki,
Sainika,
Sneha,
Habba
and
many
others.
Following
the
news
of
his
death,
several
Kannada
celebrities
and
fans
of
the
actor
took
to
their
respective
social
media
handles
to
offer
their
condolences.