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Lohithaswa

{{Short description|Indian film actor and playwright (1942–2022)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Lohithaswa T.S

| image = Lohithaswa.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Thondagere, Tumkur, Kingdom of Mysore, British Raj

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|8|1942|8|5|df=y}}

| death_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}}

| spouse =

| children = Sharath Lohithaswa

}}

Lohithaswa T. S. (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for his dominating voice in the Kannada film industry. His son is actor Sharath Lohitashwa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmysouth.com/Kannada_Movie_News/SharathLohitashwa/September-16-2008/Sharath_Lohitashwa_achieves_a_rare_feat.html |title=Sharath Lohitashwa achieves a rare feat |access-date=19 September 2009 |archive-date=30 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730184442/http://www.filmysouth.com/Kannada_Movie_News/SharathLohitashwa/September-16-2008/Sharath_Lohitashwa_achieves_a_rare_feat.html |url-status=live }}

Life and career

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Lohithaswa died from a heart attack on 8 November 2022, at the age of 80.{{cite news |title=Lohithaswa, Veteran Kannada Actor, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/south/lohithaswa-veteran-kannada-actor-dies-at-80-4434486.html |access-date=8 November 2022 |publisher=Latest LY |date=8 November 2022}}

Partial filmography

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Television serials

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  • Antim Raja, directed by M.S. Sathyu
  • Gruhabhanga, directed by Girish Kasaravalli
  • Malgudi days, directed by Shankar Nag
  • Natyarani Shantala, directed by G.V. Iyer{{Cite web |url=http://www.mysoresamachar.com/shantala.htm |title=Shantala - A mega serial by G.V.Iyer |access-date=22 September 2009 |archive-date=18 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118194723/http://www.mysoresamachar.com/shantala.htm |url-status=usurped }}
  • Om Namo, directed by K.M. Chaitanya
  • Prathidhwani, directed by M.S. Sathyu
  • "MAANASA VEENA" produced by Chetan Chaman for Zee Kannada 2006-2007 mega serial of the Zee launch

Literary works

  • Akkadi Saalu - prose collection, released on 21 September 2009{{cite web |url=http://karnatakanews.com/default.php |title=:: Karnataka Photo News |accessdate=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621053909/http://karnatakanews.com/default.php |archivedate=21 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}
  • Hottu Hoguva Munna{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/issue149/news2-four_books.html |title=Prof. T.S. Lohithaswa |access-date=30 September 2009 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717051214/http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/issue149/news2-four_books.html |url-status=live }} - poetry collection, released on 21 September 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/21/stories/2009092159390400.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2009 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925015758/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/21/stories/2009092159390400.htm |work=The Hindu |date=2009-09-21 |url-status=dead }}
  • Madusikkadalla
  • A Million Mansions
  • Mukhyamantri{{Cite web |url=http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event_a-festival-kalagangotris-plays-08-mukhya-mantri--id_15171.html |title=A Festival of Kalagangotris Plays 08 - Mukhya Mantri in Bangalore - Buzzintown | event details, venue, address |access-date=1 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427020021/http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event_a-festival-kalagangotris-plays-08-mukhya-mantri--id_15171.html |archive-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}
  • Sallapa
  • Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera and Dr Thippeshi - play, released on 21 September 2009{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092254480500.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2009 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925162203/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092254480500.htm |work=The Hindu |date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead }}
  • Siddagangeya Siddapurusha

Stage plays

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Awards

  • Karnataka State Nataka Academy Award, 1997{{citation needed|date= January 2023}}
  • Suvarna Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, 2006{{citation needed|date= January 2023}}

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|5703396|Lohitashwa}}

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Category:1942 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema

Category:Indian male film actors

Category:Indian male stage actors

Category:Indian male television actors

Category:Kannada people

Category:People from Tumakuru district

Category:20th-century Indian male actors

Category:21st-century Indian male actors

Category:Male actors in Kannada television

Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006