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Giri Dinesh Passes Away After Suffering Cardiac Arrest; Fans Mourn Over Untimely Death Of Darshan's Aide

Kannada actor Giri Dinesh, son of legendary Kannada actor Dinesh, passes away at the age of 45. He suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday.

As per the reports, Giri, a close associate of Kannada superstar Darshan, was at his brother's house when he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Giri Dinesh

However, his last rites will be performed today.

He was known for his role named Shetty in Darshan's hit movie Navagraha which starred Darshan. The movie had the children of yesteryear villain actors like Srujan (Lokesh son), Dharma (Keerthiraj son), Vinod Prabhakar (Prabhakar's son), Tharun Kishore (Sudhir's son), etc.

Giri Dinesh, who started his career as a child artiste in Baare Nanna Muddina Rani, was part of the movies like Chamkaisi Chindi Udaisi and Vajra.

Fans Condolence
Meanwhile, fans are taking to Twitter to express their condolence over the untimely death of Giri Dinesh.

One user said, "Ambari nam jothe idre jambusavari nadyalla Jambusavari nadDre haha naave iralla Om Shanti Giri Dinesh avre."

Another user stated, "Giri Dinesh, who acted in the film Navagraha', passes away.. (Son of actor Dinesh)
Now, when I read the news, I remembered meeting Giri during the shooting of the film 'Chamkaisi Chindi Udayasi'. Giri talks like Shah Rukh Khan and makes everyone laugh. Very Sad."

The third user said, "Om Shanti 🙏 Giri Dinesh of Navagraha fame... passed away today due to a heart attack. I pray that his family will be given the strength to bear this grief."

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