Veteran Kannada director and producer Murali Krishna passes away

Murali Krishna is popularly known for introducing Johnny Lever to Kannada cinema with his 2019 film ‘Gara’.
Director Murali Krishna KR
Director Murali Krishna KR
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Kannada director and producer KR Murali Krishna passed away on Monday, November 14. The 63-year-old actor was suffering from prolonged illness and succumbed to a heart attack.

Apart from direction, he has also produced movies like Bala Nouke (1987), Karnana Sampathu (2005), Hrudaya Samrajya (1989) and MaraIi Goodige (1984), among others. He is an engineer and advocate who changed careers due to his interest in filmmaking. The films Bala Nouke and Karnana Sampathu were directed by his late brother, filmmaker KR Shantharam.

He made his directorial debut with the 2019 Kannada movie Gara. Inspired by RK Narayan’s Astrologer’s Day, the film starred actors Rahman, Pradeep Aryan, Neha Pattil and Avantika Mohan. It also had ace comedian Johnny Lever sharing the screen space with Sadhu Kokila. Murali Krishna is popularly known for bringing Johnny Lever to Kannada cinema through his directorial debut.

Speaking to Cinema Express about the film, the late actor had said in 2019, “Short stories written by RK Narayan will get the viewer into a questioning mode. It's a deep story told in a simplistic manner. As an advocate, when I read Astrologer’s Day, I too, had a number of questions, whose answers eventually became the subject of my film.”

The bereaved family includes his wife and two daughters. 

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