Born Sampath Kumar
18 September 1950
Mysore, Mysore State, India (now Karnataka, India)
Died 30 December 2009 (aged 59)[1]
Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Actor and singer
Years active 1972–2009
Spouse(s) Bharathi ​(m. 1975)​
Children 2
Relatives Aniruddha Jatkar (son-in-law)
Awards
Honorary Doctorate – (2005) Bangalore University
Indira Prathishtan National Award

Karnataka State Film Awards
Rajyotsava Award – 1990 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Special Award – South

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South – 2002

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