Will build Ambareesh's memorial at Kanteerava Studios: H D Kumaraswamy
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy announced on Monday the state government will build a memorial for Ambareesh on the lines of Rajkumar memorial.
Published: 27th November 2018 08:13 AM | Last Updated: 27th November 2018 08:13 AM | A+A A-
Kannada movie icon and former union minister Malavalli Huchche Gowda Amarnath, popularly known by his screen name Ambareesh, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday night. He was 66. (EPS | Nagaraja Gadekal)
MYSURU: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy announced on Monday the state government will build a memorial for Ambareesh on the lines of Rajkumar memorial.
Speaking before taking the mortal remains of Ambareesh to Bengaluru, he said Ambareesh has made immense contributions to Kannada cinema and he was liked by all sections of society.
He said Ambi had fulfilled the dream of Rajkumar by completing the works of Kalabhavan. “It is our primary duty to respect the actor who have served the state,”the Chief Minister said and defended the decision of building a memorial, saying that they have paid tax to the government.
