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K. S. Ashwath was born into a family of agriculturists and was educated in Mysore. He started his career as a theatre artist in the 1940s and went on to become one of the most popular actors in the Kannada film industry. He has acted in over 500 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. He has also acted in several television serials. K. S. Ashwath has won several awards for his performances, including the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor in 1975, the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985, and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role in 1995. He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2004 for his contribution to the Kannada film industry. K. S. Ashwath has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He has earned his wealth through his acting career. He is currently 85 years old.

Popular As Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana
Occupation N/A
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 25 March 1925
Birthday 25 March
Birthplace Karaganahalli, Holenarasipura, Hassan, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Date of death (2010-01-18) Mysore, Karnataka, India
Died Place Mysore, Karnataka, India
Nationality India

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K. S. Ashwath Net Worth

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2010

Ashwath had been suffering from Vertebrobasilar insufficiency. On 11 January 2010 he was admitted to the B. M. Hospital, Mysore following his return from Kashi where he had developed urinary tract infection. His health deteriorated and he subsequently died at 2:15 a.m. on 18 January following a cardiac arrest. He was cremated at the foothills of Chamundi hills in Mysore.

1960

In 1960, he played the role of a Swami in Kittur Chennamma with B. Saroja Devi in the lead role. In the same year, he played Narada in the hit Bhakta Prahlada. His role in Gali Gopura gave him an edge and helped shape his career as an artiste of immense calibre. Ashwath then got a role in the English film Seven Wonders of the World and even became the first Kannada actor to appear in a colour film.

1956

Ashwath's acting began when he started participating in radio plays produced by Mysore All India Radio. His theatre career thus took off and played major roles in plays of A. N. Murthy Rao, Parvathavani and others. Film director K. Subramanyam, who saw him in one of these plays, selected him for a role in Streerathna in 1956, which was Ashwath's debut as a film actor. He was associated with a theatre group shripita .

1925

Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana (25 March 1925 – 18 January 2010) was an Indian veteran actor who appeared in Kannada films He appeared in over 370 films during his five-decade-long career. His only memorial in the whole of Karnataka, India is in the Kengeri satellite town, Bengaluru. Memorial name - "K. S. Ashwath Memorial Children's Park".

Ashwath was born on 25 March 1925 in Mysore city in the Kingdom of Mysore of British India as Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana. He completed his primary education from Dalvoy School, Mysore. He then attained the Bachelor of Commerce degree from Maharaja's College, Mysore with seventh rank in the university. His formal education came to an end in 1942 as he joined the Indian freedom struggle. Two years later, he got a job as a Food Inspector. He later became a stenographer in the Deputy Commissioner's office and spent ten years in Government service.