Ramu Kanagal, son of legendary Kannada filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal, succumbed to Covid-19 in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was 53.
Ramu, whose condition had deteriorated in the last five days, was admitted at the Victoria Hospital. It is learnt that Ramu had faced a hard time to get a hospital bed with oxygen. At the time of his admission, the virus had infected the lungs severely.
Ramu, a dancer, was the founder of Kanagal Nrithyalaya in Bengaluru. He nurtured many dance and theatre talents.
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