"Forever With Us": Fans Pay Tribute To Karnataka's "Rebel Star" Ambareesh
Monday, November 26, 2018 IST
66-year-old Malavalli Huchegowda Amarnath or Ambareesh (his screen name) was not just an action-hero, but a politician who fought for several important causes in the state.
BENGALURU: Karnataka woke up to the news of losing its "Mandya Man", actor-politician Ambareesh who died late last night at a Bengaluru hospital. A man of many names and a strong voice, a "friend" to many including Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and superstar Rajinikanth, 66-year-old Malavalli Huchegowda Amarnath or Ambareesh (his screen name) was not just an action-hero, but a politician who fought for several important causes in the state.
Often known as a "rebel star", MH Ambareesh has acted in over 200 films, portraying an array of characters as an antagonist. He was known to have chosen "angry young man roles" during his career, getting the name "rebel star" by his large fan following. He set foot in the Kannada film industry in 1972 with the film 'Nagarahavu'. His last film was 'Ambi Ning Vayassaytho', released in 2018.
Film stars from both in and outside the Kannada film industry, politicians extended their shock and disbelief on hearing the news. Fans posted videos of iconic dialogues of Ambareesh on Twitter.
His film career aside, Ambareesh was considered a star politician who fought for several issues including the Cauvery water dispute. The tree-time MP gets the name "Mandya Man" or "Mandayada Gandu" as the Mandya constituency was his hometown and stronghold with a huge fan following.
The former union minister was last seen addressing the media yesterday, talking about a bus accident in Mandya that killed 30. Reports suggest that the actor was seen coughing profusely and claimed that he was unwell. He was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru where he died of a cardiac arrest.
Ambareesh's body is kept at Bengaluru's Kanteerava Stadium for fans to pay their tribute. The Karnataka government has declared a three-day state mourning and said his funeral will be held with full state honours.
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
“We wanted to reach women who don’t speak English, those who do not necessarily have access to research papers and the information that internet provide...
Recently posted . 465 views . 1 min read
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today flagged off the first consignment of pineapples from the state to be exported to Dubai.
...
Recently posted . 547 views . 1 min read
A source said that the last time so many yaks had died was in 1994-95 after the region received heavy snowfall which wiped out the entire herd.
Recently posted . 486 views . 1 min read
Gurugram-based startup AuthBridge offers services such as instant identity verification, employment background screening, customer screening, partner due diligence,...
Recently posted . 840 views . 2 min read
Rockstar Games, the game studio behind global hits like 'Grand Theft Auto', And 'Red Dead Redemption', has now decided to invest in development in I...
Recently posted . 669 views . 1 min read
Trending News & Articles
While the Uttarakhand High Court has asked to block 857 websites, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) found 30 portals without any pornographic content.
...
Recently posted . 61K views . 1 min read
The four boys as well as five school officials, including the director and principal, were arrested after the incident. The minors were presented before the Juvenil...
Recently posted . 8K views . 1 min read
Rahul was having an Italian passport and was carrying suitcase full of dollars. Some say it was about was it $2 million.
Rahul and his girl friend was th...
Recently posted . 7K views . 7 min read
True – Tr...
Recently posted . 6K views . 83 min read
More in National
Remarks made by the Attorney-General in the Supreme Court on March 6, of looking into “criminal action” against those responsible for making “stol...
Recently posted. 508 views . 3 min read
The Bill proposes Rs 10,000 fine for not giving way to emergency vehicles and Rs 10,000 for driving despite disqualification.
Recently posted. 388 views . 0 min read
Referring to the Indus water treaty (signed by India and Pakistan in 1960), Nitin Gadkari said the two countries each had got three rivers after Partition in 1947, ...
Recently posted. 651 views . 1 min read
Recently posted . 358 views
Recently posted . 912 views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views . 26 min read
Recently posted . 1K views . 34 min read
CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh early today left Sirsa to show up under the special CBI court at Panchkula in the sexual exploitation cas...
Recently posted. 753 views . 12 min read
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that the writing could be on the wall for the 158-year-old provision in the law on adultery that...
Recently posted. 719 views . 1 min read