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LEGENDERY
LOKESH
A
Fine Era Ends
Report
by - CNB Photos
- K.M. VEERESH Date - 14th October
2004 Time - 2.50 PM
 Acclaimed
actor and Director Lokesh died after a long struggle on
Thursday afternoon at Bhagwan Mahaveer Hospital. After
removing his body from incubator his eyes and kidneys
were taken by the hospital authorities as it was the last
wish of the legendary actor. From the hospital his body
will be brought to his house for final rights and then
again it will be brought to Ravindra Kalakshetra for paying
last respect by the film industry and the public. As it
was the wish of Lokesh after the public dharshan the authorities
of the M S Ramaiah Hospital would take the body for medical
purposes. With this there will no cremation for the body
of Lokesh.
It
may be recalled that theater personality makeup Nani (Father
of Director Prakash Belawadi) body was also donated to
St. Johns hospital sometime back.
Lokesh
leaves behind his wife Smt. Girija Lokesh, popular film
and TV actress his son Srujan Lokesh and daughter Pooja
Lokesh.
Chitraloka
joins the innumerable and mourn the death of 57 year old
Lokesh.
 LOKESH
- Known for gritty performance and punching dialogues
for Lokesh the acting has come from blood. His father
Subbaiyanaidu made the first talkie film ‘Sathi Sulochana’
in 1934. For Lokesh the journey from his start as a child
actor in ‘Bhakta Prahallada’ in 1958 has been good till
he made his first directorial venture and produced ‘Bhujangayyana
Dashavathara’ based on novel of Srikrishna Alanahalli.
His financial losses were too heavy. Perhaps this worry
started in early 90’s brought him lot of difficulties
in life. He married Girija 29 years ago who made it excellent
in the field of cinema and television but the same satisfaction
he could not derive from his daughter Pooja or Srujan.
No
doubt that worries always fades away one’s charisma.
 Lokesh
was a charismatic personality in the Kannada filmdom.
The three time state award winner for ‘Bhuthayyana Maga
Ayyu’ in 74, Parasangada Gendethimma in 79 and for ‘Banker
Margayya’ in 84 Lokesh has proved his mettle in theatre
and small screen too. The film he produced and directed
‘Bhujangayyana Dashavathara’ got the third best film award
from the Karnataka government. From the film ‘Kakanakote’
he became a full fledged hero.
 Some
of the top films of Lokesh are Bhutayyana Maga Ayyu, Kakana
Kote, Kadu, Devara Kannu, Yellindalo Bandavaru, Parasangada
Gendethimma, Muyyi, Banker Margayya, Pattanakka Banda
Patniyaru, Bhakta Siriyala, Manini, Mungarina Minchu,
Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavai, Bhujaganyyana Dashavathara
etc.
Well
known plays he staged are Tuglaq, Kakanakote, A midnight
summer etc. Born in 1947 Lokesh evinced interest in cinematography
and entered the amateur theatre group. He was in the employment
of Dance and Drama department of the information of Karnataka
government some time.
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