K. S. Ashwath was a veteran

Veteran

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 Kannada film

Cinema of Karnataka

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 actor. He has acted in more than 350 films during his five-decade-long career.

Early life

Aswath was born in Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district

Hassan district

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, Karnataka

Karnataka

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, India

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. Subbarao Aswath Narayana was his real name.

Career

He started his acting career as a theatre artiste and he entered Kannada films in 1950s. He debuted as an independent hero with the movie Striratna. He had acted in 370 movies and had played all kinds of character roles.

Awards

Tumkur University

Tumkur University

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 has given honorary Doctorate

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 to veteran actor K.S. Ashwath. He was the first supporting artist to get this honor.

Death

Ashwath passed away at a private hospital

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 in Mysore on 18 January 2010. The actor, who was unwell for the few days, breathed his last at 2.15 am following a cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest

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, as a result of multiple organ failure. His was cremated at Harishchandra Ghat, at the foothills of Chamundi in Mysore.

Films

Year	Film	Language	Main cast
1956	Kacha Devayaani	Kannada	K. S. Ashwath K. S. Ashwath K. S. Ashwath was a veteran Kannada film actor. He has acted in more than 350 films during his five-decade-long career.-Early life:Aswath was born in Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India...
	Kokilavani	Kannada	K. S. Ashwath K. S. Ashwath K. S. Ashwath was a veteran Kannada film actor. He has acted in more than 350 films during his five-decade-long career.-Early life:Aswath was born in Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India...
1957	Chintamani Chintamani Chintamani is a town in the Chikkaballapura district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is located at a distance of 75 km north east of Bangalore and 25 km east of Chikballapur city.-Geography:...	Kannada	K. S. Ashwath K. S. Ashwath K. S. Ashwath was a veteran Kannada film actor. He has acted in more than 350 films during his five-decade-long career.-Early life:Aswath was born in Karaganahalli Village, Arakalagudu Taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India...

External links

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