Akki Chennabasappa


Akki Chennabasappa or was an actor, known for the Kannada movie Humble Politician Nograj.

Early life

He was born to a couple Rudrappa Akki and Thayavva Akki. He spent his childhood in Ramdurg of Belagavi district. He joined Ballari Lalithamma Drama Company at the age of 20 years and later switched to the company of Honnappa Bhagavathar. Then, he joined Gubbi Company in 1970 and learnt dance from Kalpana, who was called Minugu Taare.

Personal life

He was married to Balanagamma and the couple had no children.

Filmography

Serials
Movies
Akki Chennabasappa died on 15 May 2018, in an old age home run by stage actor Ashok Basthi who is popularly known as Junior Rajkumar near Kengeri. He spent his last days in an orphanage as he had no children and there were no carers for him.