K Sivaram became the first person to pass the UPSC exam in Kannada.
Bengaluru:
K Shivaram, bureaucrat-turned-actor and the first person to clear the UPSC exam in Kannada, died at a private hospital here at the age of 70.
Sources close to him said that he breathed his last on Thursday at a private hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for several health problems for several days.
He said he was brought to the hospital due to fluctuations in blood pressure and had suffered a cardiac arrest six days ago. He told that yesterday he suffered another heart attack due to which he died.
Shivaram, who also worked in politics, is survived by his wife and daughter.
His mortal remains have been kept at Rabindra Kalakshetra today for the last darshan of dignitaries and well-wishers. Sources said that the last rites will be performed today during the day.
After completing his basic education, Shivaram joined the police department and later completed his BA and MA degrees while working. Later, he passed the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) examination after which he was appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Police.
In 1986, Shivaram became the first person to pass the UPSC examination in Kannada. Seven years later, he made his film debut in the Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar-directed film ‘Baa Nalle Maduchandrake’, an adaptation of a novel of the same name.
Although the film was a hit, his subsequent films did not perform well at the box office after which he focused on his career as a bureaucrat.
Shivaram served as the Bengaluru Regional Commissioner until his retirement in 2013.
Subsequently, he turned his attention towards politics and was part of Congress and JD(S) before joining BJP. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Bijapur on JD(S) ticket but was unsuccessful. BJP had appointed him to its state executive committee.
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