K. S. Ashwath

K. S. Ashwath
Born May 25, 1925(1925-05-25)
Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
Died January 18, 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 84)
Mysore, Karnataka
Other names Mestru

K. S. Ashwath (25 May 1925 – 18 January 2010) was a veteran Kannada film actor. He has acted in more than 350 films during his five-decade-long career.[1]

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Early life

Aswath was born in Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India. Subbarao Aswath Narayana was his real name.

Career

He started his acting career as a theatre artiste and he entered Kannada films in 1950s. He debuted as an independent hero with the movie Striratna. He had acted in 370 movies and had played all kinds of character roles.

Awards

Tumkur University has given honorary Doctorate to veteran actor K.S. Ashwath. He was the first supporting artist to get this honor.

Death

Ashwath passed away at a private hospital in Mysore on 18 January 2010. The actor, who was unwell for the few days, breathed his last at 2.15 am following a cardiac arrest, as a result of multiple organ failure. His was cremated at Harishchandra Ghat, at the foothills of Chamundi in Mysore.[2]

Films

Year Film Language Main cast
1956 Kacha Devayaani Kannada K. S. Ashwath
Kokilavani Kannada K. S. Ashwath
1957 Chintamani Kannada K. S. Ashwath

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