Bengaluru: Sandalwood villain of yesteryears Lakshman passes away
Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Lakshman, who was known for his portrayal of supporting and negative characters, died of heart attack in the city on Monday morning, aged 77.
Lakshman, who had been fighting age-related health problems for some time, developed chest pain on Sunday afternoon and was admitted to a private hospital in Nagarbhavi. Since the doctor, who read the ECG report declared him to be fine, Lakshman returned home.
On Monday morning, the senior actor died of a heart attack.
His body has been kept at his residence in Moodalpalya, for people to pay their respects.
Lakshman, who was a native of Bengaluru, worked in a factory before joining the film industry. He acted in more than 200 movies and worked with Raj Kumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh and Rajanikanth, among other stars. He is considered the most popular actor in a negative role opposite ‘Rebel Star’ Ambareesh. Lakshman had struck a note with the audience with his fine performance as supporting actor in movies like ‘Yajamana’, ‘Sooryavamsha’ and ‘Olavina Udugore’.
Many prominent persons from the film industry have expressed their sorrow at the death of the senior actor and have offered their condolences to Lakshman’s family.
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10-year-old boy stuck in borewell in MP's Guna, rescue operation on
Bhopal, Dec 28: A 10-year-old boy fell into an open borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Saturday evening and a rescue operation was underway, officials said.
The incident took place in Raghogarh area.
Sumit Meena, the boy, slipped into the open shaft of the borewell at Pipliya village, about 50 km from Guna district headquarters, about 5 pm.
He was trapped at a depth of around 39 feet, Raghogarh Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh told PTI from the spot.
A parallel pit has been dug to rescue him, he said.
While police started the rescue operation immediately, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had also arrived from Bhopal, the MLA said.
Oxygen was being pumped into the borewell, he said.
