Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai laid the foundation stone for a Memorial to honour late actor ‘Rebel Star’ Ambarish at Sree Kanteerava Studios in Bengaluru yesterday. After performing the Bhoomi Puja, Bommai said, “Ours was a 40-year-old friendship. I used to call Ambarish as Ambarish only. We shared close bond with each other and despite…
Memorial for ‘Rebel Star’ Ambarish – H.D. Kumaraswamy threw paper on my face: Actor Doddanna
July 10, 2021Bengaluru: Kannada film stars Doddanna and Rockline Venkatesh (also a film producer) came in support of Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish over the issue of setting up a Memorial for actor-politician M.H. Ambarish, known as ‘Rebel Star’ among masses. Both hit out at former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy of telling ‘blatant lies’ on the Memorial and wrongfully…
Love beyond life…: Hottegowdana Doddi villagers build temple for ‘Rebel Star’ Ambarish
November 23, 2020Almost every house in the village has a portrait of late actor-turned politician Mandya: The acting skills and philanthropic works by the actor-turned-politician Ambarish has earned the affection of numerous people across the State, particularly in the Sugar Town. Standing as a best example for the unconditional love, villagers of Hottegowdana Doddi, a village in…
MCC proposes to name roads after IFS Officer Manikandan, Ambarish
September 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With a view to pay rich tribute to a senior IFS Officer S. Manikandan who laid down his life while on duty, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is planning to name a road on which the Aranya Bhavan building is located in Ashokapuram in the city, after him. The MCC has also proposed to name…
Felicitation to Corona Warriors marks Rebel Star Ambarish’s birth anniversary
May 30, 2020MP Sumalatha hands over six ventilators to Mandya COVID Hospital Distributes grocery kits to specially-abled persons and ASHA workers Mandya: To mark the birthday of late sandalwood actor Ambarish, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish honoured Corona Warriors and distributed grocery kits to specially-abled at various places in the district yesterday. At a programme organised at Dr….
Ambarish’s bust unveiled at Doddarasinakere
March 3, 2019Bharathinagar (Mandya): Actress Sumalatha unveiled a bust of her late husband Ambarish at his home village of Doddarasinakere near here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Sumalatha clarified that she was not keen on contesting in the Lok Sabha polls, but added that Ambarish’s fans of Mandya were keen or her foraying into politics which…
Under pressure from Ambarish fans to contest polls: Sumalatha
February 21, 2019Bengaluru: Claiming that she was under tremendous pressure from fans and followers of her late husband Ambarish to contest the LS polls from Mandya, actress Sumalatha Ambarish said that, she was not in a hurry to take a decision in this regard. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday after meeting former CM Siddharamaiah, Sumalatha said she…
Ambarish fans upset
February 6, 2019Fans of late actor Ambarish, who are upset over Mandya JD(S) MP L.R. Shivaramegowda’s alleged remark that what more was needed to be done for Ambarish’s family, have taken to social media for attacking the Mandya MP. The fans, who have posted a video clip in the social media that shows L.R. Shivaramegowda (LRS) falling…
Nudi Namana for late actor Ambarish held in Mandya
January 13, 2019Mandya: Ambarish Abhimanigala Sangha had organised Nudi Namana for late actor Ambarish at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Stadium here yesterday where film actors and people’s representatives paid rich tributes to Ambarish. People dressed as characters essayed by Ambarish in his movies was the special attention. Inaugurating the programme, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao hailed Ambarish as…
The last time I saw Ambarish: A tribute
December 4, 2018I have known Ambarish since 1980. In the beginning I had only heard of him from my friends who spoke of him as a Mysore boy, naughty one, who became an actor accidentally. Hence, we can call him an accidental actor in the manner people call Dr. Manmohan Singh an “accidental” Prime Minister ! Then…
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