Veteran Kannada Actor Jayanthi Passes Away At 76

Karnataka: Veteran Kannada actor Abhinaya Sharade Jayanthi passes away at her residence in Bengaluru.

"Her contribution to the film industry is immense. It is an irreplaceable loss to Kannada film industry," Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa tweets pic.twitter.com/ZjTis7MXXM

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2021

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa tweeted "Her contribution to the film industry is immense. It is an irreplaceable loss to Kannada film industry."

The actor reportedly passed away in her sleep and was keeping unwell for past few days.

Jayanthi is one of the rare actors in the down South to feature in the films of major superstars such as NT Ramarao, MG Ramachandra, Raj Kumar and Rajinikanth, etc.

In 2005, she was honoured with the Dr Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award. Jayanthi won the Karnataka State Film Awards seven times and the Filmfare Awards twice.

Columnist and writer Sreedhar Pillai wrote, "Veteran #Kannada actress #Jayanthi (76) popularly known as #AbhinayaSharadhe passed away due to health issues. She acted in more than 500 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Hindi. #OmShanti."

Veteran #Kannada actress #Jayanthi (76) popularly known as #AbhinayaSharadhe passed away due to health issues. She acted in more than 500 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Hindi. #OmShanti pic.twitter.com/D9sQNNBwwt

— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) July 26, 2021