Veteran Dwarakish dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 81, Actor and Producers of Kannada film industry

 

In industry Veteran Dwarakish is known for his comedy roles in films such as Mayor Muthanna, Bhakta Kumbara, Guru Shishyaru and more.

He is passed away at his residence on Tuesday at the age of 81 after suffering a cardiac arrest.Dwarakish had acted in around 100 films and worked as a director and producer on around 50 out of them. He had made his Kannada film debut in 1966 with the co-production of 'Mamatheya Bandhana' under the Thunga Pictures banner. As a producer, he achieved great success with his movie 'Mayor Muthanna', which starred Kannada idol Dr Rajkumar and Bharathi in lead roles.

Veteran Dwarakish is also known for introducing Kishore Kumar, a noted Hindi playback singer, to the Kannada movie industry with the song 'Aadu aata Aadu'.

He had done a diploma in mechanical engineering. He was born on 19 August ,1942, in Hunsur, Mysuru district.Several notable figures from the film industry as well as politicians expressed their condolences at the actor-producer-director's passing.