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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Massive fire destroys 10 fishing boats in Kerala's Kollam
Kollam (PTI): Around 10 fishing boats anchored in Ashtamudi Lake were gutted in a massive fire in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The incident occurred in the Kureepuzha area under the jurisdiction of the Anchalumood police station.
According to police, the blaze was first spotted past midnight, and the boats, anchored in a row, caught fire. Residents and fire personnel rushed to contain the flames.
"As per preliminary assessment, around 10 boats were destroyed. The exact cause is yet to be identified, but a gas cylinder blast is suspected," a police officer said, adding no casualties have been reported.
Lok Sabha MP N K Premachandran urged the government to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the incident, citing repeated fire outbreaks in the region, including a similar case at Mukkad just days ago.
"Recurring incidents have caused widespread concern among those dependent on the fisheries sector," Premachandran said, noting that preliminary suspicion points to a gas stove explosion.
He called for a detailed investigation to determine the cause and urged the government to provide compensation to those affected.
