Kannada actor, Former union minister Ambareesh passes away at 66

Actor and Former union minister Ambareesh passes away at 66

Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh has passed away here at a private hospital due to cardiac arrest, He was brought to hospital around 9 pm and he passed away because of cardiac arrest, Vikram Hospital officials told . He was 66 and is survived by actress wife Sumalatha and son ..

Ambareesh had not been keeping well for the past few years and was frequently hospitalized. In 2015, he was shifted to Singapore in an air ambulance where he recovered miraculous . He was suffering from kidney and lung ailments.

Born as Malavalli Huchche Gowda Amarnath on May 29, 1952, Ambareesh popularly known as a Rebel star has acted in over 200 films in a more than four-decade long movie career with a fan following of his own at the peak of his popularity.

Ambareesh, a three-time Lok Sabha member and served as Karnataka housing minister in the Congress . He resigned from his ministership to express solidarity with farmers of his constituency over Cuavery issue.