Lohithaswa


Lohithashwa T. S. was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for his dominating voice in the Kannada film industry. His son is actor Sharath Lohitashwa.

Life and career

Before entering the Kannada film industry, actor T.S. Lohithashwa did many roles in stage plays and television series.
He married his wife Vatsala in 1971, and they had three children, two sons named Sharath Lohithashwa and Rahual, and a daughter named Vinaya.
While hospitalized for an infection, he suffered a heart attack. He died on 8 November 2022, at the age of 80.

Partial filmography

Abhimanyu Aapadbandhava A. K. 47 Athiratha Maharatha Avatara Purusha Banda Mukta Bete Bedi C. B. I. Shiva Chaduranga Chandu Chakravarthy Chanakya Chinna Daada December 31 Deva Drama Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda Ekalavya Emergency Gajendra GaligeyGeetha Hello Daddy Hosa Neeru Huliya Indina Ramayana Indrajith Jayasimha Kadana

Television serials

Literary works

  • Akkadi Saalu - prose collection, released on 21 September 2009
  • Hottu Hoguva Munna - poetry collection, released on 21 September 2009
  • Madusikkadalla
  • A Million Mansions
  • Mukhyamantri
  • Sallapa
  • Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera and Dr Thippeshi - play, released on 21 September 2009
  • Siddagangeya Siddapurusha
Stage plays
  • 27 Mavalli Circle, directed by T.N. Narasimhan
  • Belchi
  • Bharatha Darshana
  • Chasnala Tragedy
  • Dhangey Munchina Dinagalu, directed by Prasanna
  • Huliya Neralu, directed by Prasanna
  • Huttava Badidarey, directed by Prasanna
  • Katthaley Daari Doora, directed by T.N. Narasimhan
  • Kubi Mathhu Iyala, directed by Prasanna
  • Meravanigey, directed by Gangandharswamy
  • Mote Raman Sathyagraha, M.S. Sathyu
  • Panchama, directed by C.G. Krishanswamy

Awards