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Raju Talikote, Kannada Theatre Stalwart and Film Actor, Dies After Heart Attack During Shoot

Hospital officials said he was brought from a Hebri film set in the early hours and underwent urgent angioplasty in Manipal but did not recover.

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Kannada Actor Raju Talikote Dies At 62 Due To Heart Attack During Film Shoot, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar Pays Tribute | Image: X

Overview

  • Medical Superintendent Avinash Shetty confirmed Talikote reached Kasturba Medical College Hospital around 1:30 a.m. with acute cardiac and respiratory distress.
  • Senior cardiac surgeons performed an emergency angioplasty, but he died on Monday evening despite treatment.
  • His family announced the last rites will be held on Tuesday in Chikka Sindagi in Vijayapura district.
  • Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, actor Shiva Rajkumar and former CM Basavaraj Bommai were among those who offered condolences.
  • Talikote was director of Dharwad Rangayana since August 2024, earned acclaim for the play Kaliyugada Kuduka and appeared in more than 35 Kannada films.