Tulu comedian Dharmendra Amin succumbs to heart attack while on stage

Mangalore Today News Network

 Mangalore, Dec 24, 2013: Dharmendra Amin, a well known comedian of the Lakumi theatrical troupe of Mangalore,  died of a massive cardiac arrest while performing on stage late night on December 23, Monday.

The Lakumi troupe was presenting its successful play ‘Elya Vishaya Malla Malpodji’  at Ambar near Uppala on Monday night  when tragedy struck around midnight.

 During the third scene of the play when Amin was enacting along with Sunder Rai Mandara and Ravi Suratkal, he looked very tired and  found it difficult to utter his dialogues due to severe chest pain. He informed his  fellow artistes about his problem and immediately he was  rushed to hospital by  the troupe members.

However, Amin died  enroute. He is survived by his wife, one year old son and innumerous admirers.

Dharmendra had made his  foray into the Tulu theatrical field    by joining Sharada Arts Kalavidaru drama troupe of Manjeshwar. Later, he joined the Lakumi troupe which he had served for over a decade. He has also acted in  films and tele serials and was in the main comedian role in Lion Kishore D Shetty’s latest play ‘Ekka Saka.”