Benagluru, Jul 15: Prominent Kannada writer and film lyricist M N Vyasa Rao passed away following a massive cardiac arrest at his residence in Bengaluru today morning. He was 73.
It is learnt that Rao collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest while having his breakfast and breathed his last. He is survived by his wife, daughter and a son.
A bank employee by profession, Rao entered Kannada film industry as a lyricist in 1975 in the hit film Shubhamangala directed by thespian Puttanna Kanagal. The songs he wrote for the film — “Suryangu chandrangu bandare munisu” and “Nakondla Naku” — remain classics even today.
He worked as a lyricist for many Puttanna Kanagal films and later expanded his repertoire. Many of his other poems are also known as ‘bhaavageetes’ (light music).
Rao was also a novelist and had authored several detective and literary novels in Kannada, apart from writing short stories.
He was also a recipient of Karnataka Rajya Sahitya Academy award for his short story collection “Maleyalli Neneda Maragalu”.
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