Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada actor Shivaram passed away at the age of 83 at a private hospital in Bengaluru Saturday.
The senior actor was admitted to hospital on November 30 after collapsing while performing ‘puja’ at his residence and suffering brain haemorrhage.
Doctors couldn’t perform surgery considering his advanced age. His condition never improved afterwards. Shivaram, a multi-faceted talent acted as a character actor, comedian, and parallel roles in his illustrious cine journey of six decades.
He began his career as an assistant director and worked with legendary directors such as Puttanna Kanagal, Sangetham Srinivas Rao and Seetharama Shastri. His roles in Nagarahaavu and Shubhamangala are still cherished among Kannada audiences.
Shivaram directed the movie Hrudaya Sangama in 1972 and produced a few movies in Kannada and Tamil, including Dharma Duarai of superstar Rajinikanth.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has expressed his condolences on the death of the senior actor and stated that it is saddening to know. “It is a great loss to the Kannada film industry,” he said.
ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಹೆಸರಾಂತ ಹಿರಿಯ ಕಲಾವಿದ ಶಿವರಾಂ ಅವರ ನಿಧನ ತುಂಬಾ ದುಃಖದ ವಿಷಯ. ಶಿವರಾಂ ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ. ದೇವರು ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ ನೀಡಲಿ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ನೋವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕರುಣಿಸಲೆಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/U5X3ccsNoD
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) December 4, 2021