Noted Kannada film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar passes away

Noted film producer and wife of late Kannada actor Rajkumar, Parvathamma Rajkumar passed away on Wednesday after prolonged illness. She breathed her last at 4.40 am due to cardiac arrest at M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital. Parvathamma is survived by three actor sons and two daughters. The first movie she produced was 'Trimurthi' with her husband in the lead role was a great success. Parvathamma, born on December 6, 1939, at Saligrama in Mysuru district, produced about 80 Kannada films and was distributor for over 100 films. She was married to Rajkumar at the age of 14 in 1953. According to sources, Paravathamma will be cremated at Kanteerava Studio in Bengaluru, next to her husband Rajkumar, who had died on April 12, 2006.