Overview
- Media and fans marked the milestone on September 18 with retrospectives, including a new photo archive from The Hindu.
- Directors outlined dream parts across genres and formats, from a complex antagonist or royal figure to a noir‑tinged cop in a web series and a Godfather‑style gangster patriarch.
- Supporters continued pushing for a physical memorial to the star in Bengaluru, reflecting his enduring pull with audiences.
- Key facts highlighted his Mysuru birth on September 18, 1950, a breakthrough with Nagarahavu (1972), more than 220 films across languages, the 'Sahasa Simha' moniker, and his death in 2009.
- A widely shared post this week claimed he received the Karnataka Ratna, a claim reported via social media that the coverage does not independently verify.