Kannada actor Susheel Gowda died by suicide in his hometown Mandya in Karnataka, according to a report in The Times of India. It is not yet known why he took this step. Susheel acted in the Kannada serial Anthapura. He will also be seen playing a cop in the yet-to-be-released Kannada film Salaga, which marks actor Duniya Vijay’s directorial debut.
Actor Amita Ranganath, who worked with him in Anthapura, took to her Instagram stories to mourn his demise. “RIP @susheelgowda08! I woke up to this news and it literally left me in a state of shock! U were kind hearted and a good soul! Ur memories while shooting Anthapura will always be cherished.”
Director of Anthapura, Aravind Kaushik, also paid tribute with a Facebook post. “Sad news I heard . Susheel Gowda who played the lead in the tv serial Antahpura that I directed is no more . Rest in Peace,” he wrote.
{{/usCountry}}Director of Anthapura, Aravind Kaushik, also paid tribute with a Facebook post. “Sad news I heard . Susheel Gowda who played the lead in the tv serial Antahpura that I directed is no more . Rest in Peace,” he wrote.
{{/usCountry}}In a lengthy Facebook post written in Kannada, Duniya Vijay said that he saw in Susheel ‘a boy who could be a hero’. He said that he could not believe the news of Susheel’s death and added that suicide was not the solution to life’s problems.
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