Veteran Kannada film actor-producer-director Dwarakish passed away on 16th April in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was 81.
Bungle Shamarao Dwarakanath, popularly known as Dwarakish, had acted in more than 100 Kannada films. He was especially known for his comic roles. He had produced and/or directed about 50 films.
Dwarakish is credited with introducing noted Hindi playback singer Kishore Kumar to Kannada films with the song Aadu aata aadu.
A diploma holder in mechanical engineering, Dwarakish debuted in the film industry at the age of 24 when he co-produced Mamatheya Bandhana under his banner of Thunga Pictures.
Dwarakish tasted big success as a producer with Mayor Muthana, starring Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar and Bharathi in the lead roles.