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Senior Kannada movie manager Joe Simon passed distant successful Bengaluru connected Friday aft suffering a bosom attack. He was 80.
He was taken sick and collapsed portion attending an enforcement committee gathering of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce successful Bengaluru. He was instantly admitted to the adjacent Mallige Hospital for treatment. However, helium succumbed soon after.
From Mandya
Hailing from Mandya, Joe Simon was calved successful 1946. He entered the Kannada movie manufacture successful 1967. He had worked arsenic an actor, manager and lyricist successful implicit 100 films. His large films included Sahasa Simha, Simha Jodi, Hongkongnalli Agent, Amar, Snehada Kadalali, Ravi Varma, Maha Prachandaru and Time Bomb.
Joe Simon started directing films successful 1977, and Ondu Premada Kathe, was his archetypal film. He was a adjacent person of precocious seasoned actors Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh, with whom helium worked successful large hits specified arsenic Sahasa Simha, Maha Prachandaru and Hong Kongnalli Agent Amar.
Condolence
Celebrities from the Kannada movie manufacture person expressed their condolences implicit the passing distant of Joe Simon.
Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Thangadagi said successful his condolence connection that helium had directed much than 30 films. “He had fixed a accidental to galore caller talents and introduced technicians and has made a immense publication to the Kannada movie industry. The Kannada movie manufacture has mislaid a dynamic and originative director,” said the Minister.
