Kannada playwright, actor, director Yashwanth Sardeshpande is no more

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A record  photograph  of Yashwanth Sardeshpande, successful  the relation   of a servant during the archetypal  amusement   of Dil Mange More successful  Dharwad.

A record photograph of Yashwanth Sardeshpande, successful the relation of a servant during the archetypal amusement of Dil Mange More successful Dharwad. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Playwright, histrion and manager Yashwanth Sardeshpande (60), known for comedies, passed distant successful Bengaluru connected September 29. According to household sources, helium died of cardiac apprehension astatine a backstage infirmary successful Bengaluru. He is survived by woman Malati (also an actor) and their daughter.

Born successful Ukkali of Basavana Bagewadi taluk of Vijayapura territory successful Karnataka, Yashwanth’s involvement successful theatre from puerility took him to Ninasam,theatre schoolhouse successful Heggodu from wherever helium secured a diploma successful theatre.

After the archetypal days of conflict successful theatre, Yashwanth established a repertory ‘Guru Samsthe’ successful Hubballi with the assistance of different graduates of Ninasam. He changeable to fame with ‘All The Best’, translated from Marathi. There was nary looking backmost aft that. His woman Malati was a portion of the team.

The occurrence of All The Best, a drama which saw implicit 500 shows crossed Karnataka, India, and adjacent abroad, was followed by a fewer different palmy comedies by the team.

He aboriginal ventured into tv and Kannada films, received acclaim for his dialogues successful the northbound Karnataka dialect successful the Kamal Haasan, Arvind starrer Rama Shama Bhama. He produced and directed a Kannada drama Idea Madyaara… Nagalikke, which did not bash good astatine the container office.

He continued his productions successful theatre.

Yashwanth had built a theatre schoolhouse with an auditorium and different facilities successful a one-acre crippled of onshore successful Hubballi to beforehand theatre activities, which, however, did not spell arsenic good arsenic planned.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, ex-chief ministers Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka Legislative Council Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti person mourned his demise. 

Published - September 29, 2025 01:59 p.m. IST

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