Sadashiva Brahmavar (1928–2018), known as Brahmavar, was an Indian actor who appeared in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

films. He is best known for his supporting roles in such movies including

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(1986),

Samyuktha ''Samyuktha'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language thriller film directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma. The story is based on a novel of same name by Kakolu Saroja Rao. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Balaraj, Chi Guru Dutt and debutant actress Ve ...

(1988) and Sri Manjunatha (2001).

Personal life

Native to

Brahmavar Brahmavar is a taluk in Udupi district located on NH 66 (formerly NH 17), north of the Udupi in Karnataka, India. Location Brahmavara is about north of Mangalore and about north of Udupi on the National highway NH 66 (formerly NH 17). The Suv ...

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, Sadashiva was born and raised in

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Belagavi Belgaum (ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi ...

. He had a son and daughter. Sadashiva made news in 2017 when he found roaming alone in

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city and many local people offered him help. He reunited with his children later.

Career

Sadashiva started his career as an actor in theatre. He was noticed by filmmaker

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who offered Sadashiv a role in his film Hemavathi in 1977. He went on to appear in supporting roles of teacher, father, priest and watchman. In few movies like

, Garuda Dhwaja and

Nigooda Rahasya ''Nigooda Rahasya'' (Kannada: ನಿಗೂಢ ರಹಸ್ಯ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada suspense thriller film, directed by Perala and produced by Jagadish Malnad and Kashinath Chindupurge. The film stars Shankar Nag, Geetha, Vanitha Vasu a ...

he played villain roles also. Starting from ''Hemavathi'' in 1977 till his last movie Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya in 2017, Brahmavar has acted nearly 150 movies in Kannada.

Death

Brahmavar died on 19 September 2018 due to age related ailments, including dementia. He was 90. As per the actor's wish, his death news was announced a day after his cremation, held at Banashankari crematorium, to avoid media glare.

Selected filmography

* Hemavathi (1977) *

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(1981) * Kamanabillu *

Samayada Gombe ''Samayada Gombe'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and co-produced by Dorai–Bhagavan. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath, Roopa Devi and Menaka. It is based on the novel of same name written by Chitralekha. This is the ...

* Eradu Rekhegalu (1984) *

Dhruva Thare ''Dhruva Thare'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. S. Rajashekar. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha and Deepa. The movie is famous for its songs composed by Upendra Kumar. It is based on the novel ''Aparanji'' written by V ...

(1985) *

Bettada Hoovu ''Bettada Hoovu'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed by N. Lakshminarayan, based on the Shirley L. Arora's novel ''What then, Raman?''. Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, it stars her son Puneeth Rajkumar in the lead role. Puneet ...

(1985) *

Anuraga Aralithu ''Anuraga Aralithu'' () is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. S. Rajashekar. It is based on the Kannada novel ''Anuragada Anthahpura'' written by H. G. Radhadevi. The film was produced by M. S. Puttaswamy. The film stars Rajkum ...

Kaliyuga Bheema ''Kaliyuga Bheema'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada film, directed by Tiger Prabhakar and produced by N. Ravikumar and H. N. Ramachandra Hande. The film stars Tiger Prabhakar, Khushbu, Sumalatha and Srinath in the lead roles. The film has musical sco ...

* Gruha Pravesha * Mane Devru * Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (2010) * Bangara S/o Bangarada Manushya *

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(2013)

References

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* {{Authority control Male actors in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada theatre People from Udupi district People from Karnataka 2018 deaths 1928 births