Bengaluru, Nov 4 (TIWN) Noted Kannada actor, author, theatre personality and writer, H.G. Somashekara Rao, popularly known as Somanna, breathed his last on Tuesday at a private hospital due to age related health issues. He was 86.

According to close family friends, Somanna was terribly upset after he lost his siblings in quick succession. It was reported that while he was on his way to a private hospital for regular treatment, he suffered a massive heart attack.