Bengaluru, May 2 : Renowned theater artist and Kannada cinema actor Master Hirannaiah, a household name in Karnataka, passed away following illness on Thursday morning.
He was 85 and survived by wife and five children.
Master Hirannaiah, who had scripted several dramas in Kannada, had also anchored his own theater company, popularly known as “Hirannaiah Mithra Mandali’. He had presented several dramas revolving around political satire that had huge following in the state.
His masterpieses including that of Lanchavathara, Nadu Beedinarayana, Makmal Topi,
Bhrashtachara, Thirtharoopa, and others.
Master Hirannaiah, was become popular, through his unique presentation, in which he used to expose the political parties, its leaders and those in power. This led him to become a social activist as well.
Several leaders including Higher Education minister G T Deve Gowda condoled the demise of Hirannaiah and recalled his contribution to the Kannada literature as well as Theatere and Cinema fields.
