Actors Who Died In This Decade

Sandalwood has seen a major loss after 2009. Many stars who have given blockbuster hits and whose acting was craved a lot have shook off their mortal lives. Following is a list of such actors whose loss is still felt in the industry. May their souls rest in peace.

1. Vishnuvardhan Vishnuvardhan was born in Mysore. He attended high >> Read More...

Vishnuvardhan, widely known as “Sahasa Simha Vishnuvardhan”, was one of the most famous actors in the history of Sandalwood. Any Kannadiga, though the person doesn’t see any movies, will surely know this legend. He debuted through Puttanna Kanagal’s movie “ Nagarahavu Click to look into! >> Read More... ” which got him his deserving fame after which he grew to become one of the legendary artists in Sandalwood. He died on 30th December 2009 due to a severe cardiac arrest.

2. C. Ashwath

C. Ashwath was the very famous singer of the Kannada Music Industry. His death was a great loss to the same. He had a powerful voice which could reach to the hearts of the audience. He died on 29th December 2009 due to liver and renal failures.

3. K. S. Ashwath K S Ashwath (Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanaray >> Read More...

K. S. Ashwath is one of the greatest and oldest actors in the Kannada Film Industry. He has acted in over three hundred and seventy films and has been successful in each role he played. He was suffering from illness and was admitted to the hospital on 11th January. He succumbed to death on 18th January due to a cardiac arrest.

4. Vaishali Kasaravalli Vaishali Kasaravalli was born on 12 April 1952 in >> Read More...

Wife of the famous film-maker Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli took birth on December 3, 1950. >> Read More... , Vaishali was herself a famous actress and a costume designer in the Kannada Film Industry. Her acting skill was so amazing that nobody could match her. She had her style of bringing out emotions. She died on 27th September 2010 due to diabetes, liver, and kidney problems.

5. C. R. Simha Channapatna Ramaswami Simha, the Kannada actor, di >> Read More...

Simha was also one of the oldest actors in the Sandalwood. He is the elder brother of “Pranayaraja Srinath”. He has acted in varied shades of roles and has been one of the successful actors. He died in February 2014 due to prostate cancer.

6. B. S. Ranga B. S. Ranga was a photographer, producer, actor, d >> Read More...

Ranga was proved to be one of the versatile persons of Sandalwood. He was a producer, photographer, cinematographer, film director, and screen writer. Aged 93, he died on 12th December 2010 in Chennai.

7. Karibasavaiah Karibasavaiah is an Indian actor who worked predom >> Read More...

The famous comedian of Kannada Film Industry, Karibasavaiah has acted in over one hundred and twenty films. He was a successful person in life. Unfortunately, he met with an accident while traveling back after a shooting on 3rd February 2014 and died due to the serious injuries.

8. R. Dilip

The famous actor of Kannada and Tamil languages, Dilip, succumbed to death on 25th May 2012. He was suffering from many health issues for the few last years of his life and died due to a major heart attack.

9. Chindodi Leela Chindodi Leela was a renowned Indian Actress on te >> Read More...

Again, one of the oldest actresses in the industry died on 23rd January 2010 due to a heart attack. She had undergone a bypass surgery on 18th. She was an actress, a writer, and a politician.

10. Hemanth Hemanth is a Kannada film actor, who is a native o >> Read More...

Hemanth was a young actor which the Sandalwood wanted. He was a fresh face in the Kannada Film Industry. Unfortunately, he died on 4th July 2013 due to a heart attack.

11. Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth was born on 17th March 1975 in Madras, Tam >> Read More...

Puneeth Rajkumar’s death is a shocking one. When everyone was expecting his next ventures James and Dvitva, the 46-year-old actor died due to a heart attack. When he was working out his routine exercises, he suffered a massive heart attack. The doctors were unable to save him, even after a serious effort. Puneeth was last seen in Yuvarathna in 2021.

12. Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja was born on October 17 1984 in B >> Read More...

Chiranjeevi Sarja, the young actor started his career in 2009 with the film Vayuputra. He married his longtime girlfriend, Meghna Raj Meghna Raj is a South Indian actress; she mainly w >> Read More... in 2018. In 2020, Meghna was pregnant and they were expecting their first child. Due to a massive cardiac arrest on 7^th June 2020, he died at a hospital in Bangalore. He was 39. His last film, when he was alive was Shivarjuna in 2020. His film, Ranam got released after his death.