He was speaking after unveiling portrait of Vishnuvardhan at his first death anniversary observed at Simha Movie Paradise in Chamarajanagar on Thursday.
The people still remember the roles enacted by Vishnuvardhan.
Proprietor of Simha Movie Paradise, Jayasimha bemoaned about the decline in the audience turning towards cinema halls day -by- day, as they prefer to watch movies in their houses thanks to pirated CDs that hit shops in tandem with new releases.
As a result many exhibitors are incurring huge losses.
Lions Club President L Suresh, Mahesh, Yogesh and others were present.
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