Bengaluru Aug 30 (IANS) Popular Kannada playback singer and music composer L.N. Shastri died on Wednesday at his residence here due to cancer. He was 46.
"Shastri s demise is a great loss to the Kannada film industry " singer Vijay Prakash who had worked with Shastri told a Kannada news channel.
Shastri passed away at his home in Nagarbhavi area. He is survived by his wife Suma Shastri also a singer.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his condolences.
"The news of the death of L.N. Shastri brings me a lot of pain " he said in a statement.
Shastri was most known for his hit song "Kolumande Jangamadevaru" from the movie "Janumada Jodi" (1996).
Starting his career in 1991 Shastri sang over 3 000 songs and composed music for around 25 Kannada films.
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