

May God grant peace to their soul and pray for mercy to their family. Shivaram’s loss is an insurmountable loss for Kannada cinema. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.The death of Shivaram, a veteran of Kannada cinema, is a sad thing. Many Karnataka ministers, former ministers and people from the Kannada film industry mourned his death. Recalling his several meetings with Shivaram, Yediyurappa prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace. He had also acted in several television serials.'' Yediyurappa said the state has lost a senior artiste in Shivaram's death. Mourning his death, former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tweeted, ''I am deeply saddened by the news that the veteran actor of Kannada cinema is no more. Shivaram was active in the field and recently did the movie 'Snehitha'. The veteran filmmaker launched Rashi Brothers by teaming up with his sibling S Ramanathan and gave some hit movies such as 'Gejje Pooje' and 'Upasane'. He was admired for his roles in 'Naagarahavu', 'Nanobba Kalla', 'Yajamana', 'Apthamitra' and 'Hombisilu'. He started his acting stint with 'Beratha Jeeva' in 1965 but made a mark with the movie 'Dudde Doddappa' and 'Lagna Patrike'. We have to accept it.'' Born on Januin a Tamil Brahmin family, Shivaram, popularly known as Shivaramanna, had been a versatile actor who played various roles ranging from hero to supporting character in over 60 movies, besides directing and producing films. Doctors at Prashant Hospital had done their best to help him recover but unfortunately destiny had its plan. Speaking to reporters outside the hospital, his son S Lakshmish said ''My father Shivaram is no more with us.

Veteran Kannada actor S Shivaram, whose stint in the film industry spans more than six decades, died at a private hospital here on Saturday.
