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| C R Simha Paasses Away |
Veteran Kannada theatre and cinema actor CR Simha, passed
away on Friday at a private hospital in Bangalore. He was 72. The actor had
been battling prostrate cancer for over a year and had recently been
hospitalized after his health deteriorated.
The brother of Kannada actor Srinath, Simha started acting
at a very young age. While he has worked in over 150 Kannada films, both
art-house and commercial, theatre was his first love, having written, directed
and acted in several plays over the years, including Kakanakote and Thuglaq. He
had directed the big screen version of Kakanakote as well. He was instrumental
in starting the theatre groups Nataranga (1972) and subsequently, Vedhike a
decade later. His one-man show Typical Kailasam was a big hit and was the first
amateur Kannada play to be staged abroad.
As an avid writer, Simha also had a column with a leading
Kannada daily for six years, which have been published as books in three
volumes.
As news of the actor's passing spread, Sandalwood actors
took to their micro-blogging pages with condolences messages.
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