Shankanada Aravind succumbs to COVID-19
Shankanada Aravind has featured in more than 250 Kannada films, and in notable films like Aaganthuka, Gnana Gange, Aparichita, to name a few.
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Shankanada Aravind, popularly known for his supporting role in Bettada Hoovu which also starred Puneeth Rajkumar as a child artiste, succumbed to COVID-19. The actor was 70.
He was admitted to Victoria Hospital, where he was taking treatment. He passed away on the afternoon of May 7. He has featured in more than 250 Kannada films, and in notable films like Aaganthuka, Gnana Gange, Aparichita, to name a few.
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Shankanada Aravind is the latest Kannada actor to die due to Covid-19. The actor breathed his last at Victoria Hospital on Friday, 7 May. He was aged 70 and survived by three children – daughter and singer Manasa Holla, Prarthana, and son Abhishek.
He was battling for life for the last 10 days and passed away after suffering a heart attack, say reports.
Shankanada Aravind and daughter-singer Manasa Holla.Twitter
Who was Aravind? Aravind was born to Anand Rao and Saraswathi in 1950. He spent his early years in Koppa in the Chikkamagaluru district and Thirthahalli. Since his childhood days, he was fond of dramas and started acting in school plays by the age of 10.
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Kannada actor Shankanada Aravind succumbs to COVID-19
Kannada star Shankanada Aravind passed away on Friday in Bengaluru. The actor had contracted the virus around 10 days back and was admitted to the Victoria hospital of Bengaluru. He took his last breathe at the hospital after battling the deadly virus. Aravind was 70-years-old and recently lost his wife Rama, who was a playback singer. He was survived by three children. Daughter and music director Manasa Holla took to social media and offered prayers to father Shankanada Aravind.Â
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Aravind s daughter and music director Manasa Holla took to social media and offered prayers to her father.Â