BANGALORE: In what could be termed as a dramatic irony, two cultural legends who influenced generations through their stellar performances — C Ashwath and Dr Vishnuvardhan — had their stages ready for them by default to bid adieu to the people who shot them to fame and glory.
The Kannada Book Authority had set a stage for its book exhibition scheduled to start from January 2, 2010, at the Samsa open theatre behind Ravindra Kalakshetra.
When the sad demise of Ashwath on his 70 birthday on Tuesday came as a shock to his fans who were planning to release books and audio CDs of songs composed by him, it was here on this stage that Ashwath’s mortal remains were kept for the people to bid goodbye to their beloved singer and composer.
The following day, when people woke up to another shocking and news of the sudden and unexpected end of Vishnuvardhan, the stage set up to celebrate the New Year by Adamya Chetana at the National College Grounds at Basavanagudi was used to give an opportunity to the actor’s fans and the film industry to pay final respects for the legend of Kannada cinema. Express News Service Bangalore, December 30 IN what could be termed as a dramatic irony, two cultural legends who influenced generations through their stellar performances — C Ashwath and Dr Vishnuvardhan — had their stages ready for them by default to bid adieu to the people who shot them to fame and glory.
The Kannada Book Authority had set a stage for its book exhibition scheduled to start from January 2, 2010, at the Samsa open theatre behind Ravindra Kalakshetra.
When the sad demise of Ashwath on his 70 birthday on Tuesday came as a shock to his fans who were planning to release books and audio CDs of songs composed by him, it was here on this stage that Ashwath’s mortal remains were kept for the people to bid goodbye to their beloved singer and composer.
The following day, when people woke up to another shocking and news of the sudden and unexpected end of Vishnuvardhan, the stage set up to celebrate the New Year by Adamya Chetana at the National College Grounds at Basavanagudi was used to give an opportunity to the actor’s fans and the film industry to pay final respects for the legend of Kannada cinema.
