Thrown out of home, actor found wandering on streets

KARWAR: Popular Kannada actor

Sadashiva Brahmavar

who was found walking on the streets of

Kumta

on Sunday, has alleged that he was forced to leave his Bengaluru house by family members. Some people who recognized the actor helped him with food and accommodation in a hotel.

Sadashiva has acted in more than 150 Kannada movies and several TV serials.

Sadashiva said his children lived in Bengaluru but nobody was taking care of him, and that one of his sons was an employee of a nationalized bank. He, however, refused to reveal his son's address. The actor said when he was forced to leave his house, family members also dumped several photographs and idols of gods that he worshipped Not clarifying whether there was a dispute with the children,

Sadashiva

said he had left his village in Udupi in childhood for his love for theatre; he had to face many hardships in life and that his wife also was an artist. The actor said he was a self-made man and had never sought help from anybody. “My destiny has brought me here; I will go where it takes me. I earned everything except money in life. The fame I earned was because of my hard work. Even in a place like Kumta people identified me and came forward to help,“ he said.

When cops told him that they would help him return to Bengaluru, Sadashiva refused. He said for the past several days he had been wandering from one place to another because he felt old age belonged to nobody.He thanked the youths who helped him. He said he had to go to

Hubballi

to meet somebody he knew. The youths accompanied him to the bus stand and bought him a ticket for Hubballi. He left on Sunday evening.