Noted Tulu drama and cinema artiste and director, K.N. Tailor died at a private hospital here at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday. He was 75 and is survived by his wife Jayanthi, three daughters and a son.

He was ailing for sometime.

He has acted, produced and directed more than 10 Tulu cinemas and wrote scripts for about 20 Tulu dramas.

Tulu art director Tamma Lakshmana told The Hindu that late Mr. Tailor was the founder of Tulu cinema. He first produced the Tulu film “Dareda Budedi” in 1971. He produced and played double characters in “Saviradorthi Savithri”. The cinema “Bhagyavanthedi” in which he played a major character was a hit. He directed “Tulunada Siri” cinema for others. Mr. Tailor had acted in other cinemas like “Bisatti Babu”, “Pagetta Puge”.

He produced another cinema called “Aaer Maltina Tappu”.

Mr. Lakshmana said that Mr. Tailor was the first to take his Ganesh Nataka Sabha to various places within and outside Karnataka.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by RaviPrasad Kamila / Mangaluru – March 18th, 2015