Renowned actor Sadashiva Salian is no more
Mangaluru: Renowned Tulu and Kannada film actor Sadashiva Salian (68), native of Udupi, breathed his last in Mumbai on Sunday.
Sadashiva Salian migrated to Mumbai at an early age. After graduating from Chinmaya College, Andheri, he joined Central Bank of India in Mumbai. He married Susheela and the couple has two children.
Though Salian, who hails from Tenka Yermal in Udupi, was working in the banking industry, he developed a keen interest in directing plays. He has directed more than 500 Tulu, Hindi, and Marathi plays.
After his contact with Tulu cinema and drama actor K N Tailor Salian entered movies also. Salian had acted in KN Tailor’s Tulu movie ‘Bhagyavantedi’, ‘Badkere Budle’ directed by Ram Shetty, and ‘Dareda Seere’ and ‘Satya Olundu’ directed by Ravi N Kanchan. ‘Pettai Pili’ and ‘Onte Adjust Malpule' were his own directorial films. However, due to health issues, Salian abstained from playing roles in movies.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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