Veteran Sandalwood actor Hulivana Gangadharaiah dies of Covid-19

Team Udayavani, Jul 18, 2020, 11:44 AM IST

Bengaluru: Veteran Sandalwood actor Hulivana Gangadharaiah died due to COVID-19 on Friday, July 17 night at a private hospital. He was 70.

Reportedly, he quarantined himself at his farmhouse. After his health condition deteriorated, he was admitted to the hospital where he breathed his last.

Gangadhariah has acted in over 100 films, 150 plays, and many serials. He was acting in the romantic serial Premaloka which has Vijay Suriya and Ankintha Navya Gowda in lead roles.

Condoling Gangadharaiah’s death Director TN Seetharam said, “The death of a friend and a wonderful actor Hulivana Gangandharaiah is painful. In Aaspota play, the role of a driver he played brought immense popularity ro the play. When George Fernandes watched the play he appreciated his character.”

He further added, “In the serial Muktha Muktha, he played the role of a politician Rajanandaswamy with ease which was aired for over three years brought us closer. In the modern theatre, Nagesh whom I consider as Guru used to cast Gangadharaiah in each play he directed which reflected the kind of faith he had in him. After a few years, he got involved in agriculture so I did not have much contact with him. It’s been nearly eight years I last met him. It is very sad that we have lost him.”