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Vishnuvardhan, the super star of Kannada film industry who had been suffering from some health hazard for the last five years, left for his heavenly abode in the early hours of Wednesday around 2.30 am. The doctors attending on him at Mysore.s Vikram hospital have declared it to be a case of severe cardiac arrest. The state Government has declared a state funeral for the Kannada film icon and his fans will be allowed to have his last darshan between 10 am and 4 pm today. The final procession will be taken from the residence of Sahas Simha to Jayanagar Cosmopolitan Club grounds. The state police will be standing guard throughout the route of his last journey. Vishnuvardhan, who was the greatest Kannada icon after Dr Rajkumar, had acted in 199 films. Vishnuvardhan had made his movie debut with 'Nagarahaavu. and acted in memorable flicks like .Aaptha Mithra', 'Bandhana', 'Suprabhatha', 'Laali',...

Vishnuvardhan, the super star of Kannada film industry who had been suffering from some health hazard for the last five years, left for his heavenly abode in the early hours of Wednesday around 2.30 am. The doctors attending on him at Mysore.s Vikram hospital have declared it to be a case of severe cardiac arrest. The state Government has declared a state funeral for the Kannada film icon and his fans will be allowed to have his last darshan between 10 am and 4 pm today. The final procession will be taken from the residence of Sahas Simha to Jayanagar Cosmopolitan Club grounds. The state police will be standing guard throughout the route of his last journey. Vishnuvardhan, who was the greatest Kannada icon after Dr Rajkumar, had acted in 199 films. Vishnuvardhan had made his movie debut with 'Nagarahaavu. and acted in memorable flicks like .Aaptha Mithra', 'Bandhana', 'Suprabhatha', 'Laali',...

Kannada film industry's superstar Vishnuvardhan died of a heart attack early Wednesday, doctors said. The actor died while he was being rushed to a hospital in Mysore. He leaves behind his wife Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, who is an actress, and his two daughters Keerthi and Chandana.Vishnuvardhan, 60, was under medical observation at the Vikram Hospital in Mysore for many days. Doctors checked the actor thoroughly Tuesday evening and said he was in good condition. But early Wednesday morning Vishnuvardhan complained of chest pain and died while being taken to hospital.The Karnataka government has ordered a state funeral for the superstar. Elaborate police arrangements have been made for the procession which will be taken from the actor's residence here to the Jayanagar Cosmopolitan Club grounds. Fans and family members will be able to pay tribute to the actor between 10 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday.The Kannada film industry has been shocked by actor's death,...