Bengaluru, Dec 24: Noted Kannada film director K V Raju passed away after prolonged illness at his residence in Bengaluru on Friday, people closely associated with him said.
"K V Raju breathed his last at his Rajaji Nagar residence this morning. He was 67," Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce D R Jairaj told PTI.
He was suffering from age related ailments and passed away of heart attack, Jairaj added.
He leaves behind his son and daughter, other sources in the film industry said.
Jairaj was a director par excellence under whose tutelage many people made a name in the film industry, Jairaj said.
He made his debut in 1982 with the Kannada movie 'Badada Hoovu' as an assistant director to his brother K V Jayaram. However, he made a mark as a scriptwriter and director with the movie 'Olave Baduku' in 1984.
The ace director gave many hit movies such as 'Sangrama', 'Bandha Mukta' and 'Yuddhakanda'.
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New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
