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Dwarakish
Born
Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath[1]
(1942-08-19)19 August 1942[2]
Hunsur, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, India
Died
16 April 2024(2024-04-16) (aged 81)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active
1963–2024
Spouses
Ambuja
(died 2021)
[3]
Shailaja
(m. 1993)
Children
6[4]
Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (19 August 1942 – 16 April 2024), known by stage name Dwarakish (/ˈdwɑːrkɪʃ/DWAR-kish),[5][6] was an Indian actor, comedian, director and producer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema in addition to few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Starting his career as a supporting actor in Veera Sankalpa (1964) and co-producer for the film Mamatheya Madilu in 1966, Dwarakish went on to work over five decades in cinema. He debuted as a director with the film Nee Bareda Kadambari (1985).
He was given the name Dwarakish by Kannada film maker C. V. Shivashankar.[7][8]
^"Dwarakish take a trip down memory lane". News18. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^Khajane, Muralidhara (17 August 2017). "Packing in the power". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^"Dwarakish: ಪತ್ನಿ ಅಂಬುಜಾಕ್ಷಿ ಸಾವನ್ನಪ್ಪಿದ್ದ ದಿನದಂದೇ ಇಹಲೋಕ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್! ಅಪ್ಪನ ಕೊನೆ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಗನ ಮಾತು". News18 Kannada. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^"Dwarakish Wife: 51 ನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿಗೆ 2 ನೇ ಮದುವೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ನಟ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್! ಇವರ ಮೊದಲ ಪತ್ನಿ, ಐವರು ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದ್ದೀರಾ?". ZeeNews. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^Lokesh, Vinay (16 April 2024). "Dwarakish Death News: Veteran actor Dwarakish passes away". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^"Senior Actor Dwarakish Condoles Death Of C K Jaffer Sharief & Rebel Star Ambareesh". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^Sharadhaa, A (16 April 2024). "Veteran Kannada actor, producer & director Dwarakish passes away". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^"Towering feats of 'Karnatakada Kulla': Industry mourns Dwarakish's death". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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