K. S. Ashwath | |
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Born | May 25, 1925 Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India |
Died | January 18, 2010 Mysore, Karnataka |
(aged 84)
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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Aswath was born in Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India. Subbarao Aswath Narayana was his real name.
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.
Tumkur University has given honorary Doctorate to veteran actor K.S. Ashwath. He was the first supporting artist to get this honor.
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]
Year | Film | Language | Main cast |
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1956 | Kacha Devayaani | Kannada | K. S. Ashwath |
Kokilavani | Kannada | K. S. Ashwath | |
1957 | Chintamani | Kannada | K. S. Ashwath |