C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor who made more than 1000
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
plays and 650 films. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry. His last performance was in a Star Suvarna Channel's TV series titled ''Priyadarshini''.
Biography
Some of the characters he has played are Galileo in ''Galileo'', Rajaram in ''Aspota'', Dr. Faustus in ''Dr. Faustus'', Kakaji in ''Tanavu Ninnade Manavu Ninnade'', and Dushtabudhi in ''Chandrahasa''. His most famous films include ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'', ''Collegu Ranga'', ''
Naagarahaavu
''Naagarahaavu'' ( ) is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's three novels ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', and starring Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, K. S. A ...
'', ''Katha Sangama'', ''Hosa Neeru'', ''
Singapurinalli Raja Kulla'', ''
Minchina Ota'' and ''
Mane Mane Kathe''. He has also acted in one episode ("Sweets for Angels") of ''
Malgudi Days''.
C. H. Loknath died after a brief illness on 31 December 2018, aged 91.
Partial filmography
Television series
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Malgudi Days''
References
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1927 births
2018 deaths
Indian male film actors
Kannada male actors
Kannada-language writers
Male actors in Kannada cinema
20th-century Indian male actors
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Indian male actors
Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2013