Sadashiva Brahmavar (1928–2018), known as Brahmavar, was an Indian actor who appeared in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

films. He is best known for his supporting roles in such movies including

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(1986), Samyuktha (1988) and

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(2001).

Personal life

Native to Brahmavar in

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, Sadashiva was born and raised in

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. He had a son and daughter. Sadashiva made news in 2017 when he found roaming alone in

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city and many local people offered him help. He reunited with his children later.

Career

Sadashiva started his career as an actor in theatre. He was noticed by filmmaker Siddalingaiah who offered Sadashiv a role in his film Hemavathi in 1977. He went on to appear in supporting roles of teacher, father, priest and watchman. In few movies like Samyuktha,

Garuda Dhwaja ''Garuda Dhwaja'' is a 1991 Kannada film, directed by N. S. Raj Bharath, starring Ambareesh, Ramesh Aravind and Avinash. The movie is a remake of the 1984 Hindi movie '' Meri Adalat'', directed by Kannada director A. T. Raghu which itself was lo ...

and Nigooda Rahasya he played villain roles also. Starting from ''Hemavathi'' in 1977 till his last movie Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya in 2017, Brahmavar has acted nearly 150 movies in Kannada.

Death

Brahmavar died on 19 September 2018 due to age related ailments, including dementia. He was 90. As per the actor's wish, his death news was announced a day after his cremation, held at Banashankari crematorium, to avoid media glare.

Selected filmography

* Hemavathi (1977) * Ranganayaki (1981) * Kamanabillu * Samayada Gombe *

Eradu Rekhegalu ''Eradu Rekhegalu'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Saritha, Srinath and Geetha. Produced by Chandulal Jain, the film is a remake of 1969 Tamil hit ''Iru Kodugal''. The music was compose ...

(1984) * Dhruva Thare (1985) * Bettada Hoovu (1985) *

Anuraga Aralithu ''Anuraga Aralithu'' () is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. S. Rajashekar. It is based on the Kannada novel ''Anuragada Anthahpura'' written by H. G. Radhadevi. The film was produced by M. S. Puttaswamy. The film stars Rajk ...

* Kaliyuga Bheema * Gruha Pravesha *

Mane Devru ''Mane Devru'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran along with Sudharani pairing together for the first time. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Tennis Krishna, Disco Shanti among ...

* Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (2010) * Bangara S/o Bangarada Manushya * My memories short film (2013)

References

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* {{Authority control Male actors in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada theatre People from Udupi district People from Karnataka 2018 deaths 1928 births