Kannada actor Shankar Rao has handed away in Bengaluru. He was 84 years previous.
A local of Tumakuru, Shankar Rao started his performing profession as a theater artist in Bengaluru. He based his personal theater group known as Kalakshetra, which was initially funded by his month-to-month wage from his every day wage. As his theater group grew in dimension and recognition, he carried out a play known as Yaara Sakshi, which was based mostly on the British writer Agatha Christie’s brief story The Witness for the Prosecution. The play grew to become an enormous hit and opened new doorways for Shankar Rao.
A filmmaker approached Shankar Rao and his workforce to show the Kannada drama Yaara Sakshi right into a function movie, which might pave the best way for him to efficiently transition from the stage to the large display. Under the path of filmmaker MR Vithal, Shankar discovered the ropes of display performing and by no means appeared again. He acted in lots of movies and tv serials.
It was his efficiency as Boss Balaraju within the well-liked comedy serial Papa Pandu that made him a family title.
If you need to act in my film Fair and Lovely..
I bear in mind a small friendship with you.
You are all the time alive within the hearts of movie lovers like artwork service loyalists.. Miss you #shankarrao Sir pic.twitter.com/1KYGm8gtzP— Raghuram (@raghuram9777) 18 October 2021
Several members of the Kannada movie business have condoled the dying of Shankar Rao.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
