Kannada filmmaker Parathamma Rajkumar died at the age of 78

Bengaluru, May 31: Veteran Kannada filmmaker and distributor Parvathamma Rajkumar died in a private hospital on Wednesday morning. She is 78 years old. "Parvatma died at 4.40 pm due to heart attack after falling from blood on Tuesday night," M.S. Ramayya Hospital spokesman Prakash said. Parvathamma, widow of Kannada matinee idol Rajkumar, is survived by three sons and two daughters, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and grand-children.
"A cancer patient, Parvathamma was admitted to the hospital on May 14, and was on ventilator for the last 12 days due to multiple organ failure after the malignancy spread to her lungs and liver," said Prakash. Sandalwood superstar Rajkumar passed away on April 12, 2006, at the age of 77 here. All her sons -- Shivaraj, Raghavendra and Puneeth -- are also popular Kannada cine stars. "The three sons and other close family members were present by her side during her final moments," added Prakash.
Parvathamma, born on December 6, 1939, at Saligrama in Mysuru district, produced about 80 Kannada films and was distributor for over 100 films. She was married to Rajkumar at the age of 14 in 1953. "Her eyes have been donated to Narayana Nethralaya with the family's consent, as were Rajkumar's soon after he passed away in 2006," said a source in the hospital. Security security has been tightened to secure legislative safeguards in the Rajaji Kumar's residence in the city because hundreds of people have moved for her final glimpse. "After her honesty in the full-fledged grounds near the house, she buried her bodies on Wednesday evening at a conventional studio near Raj Kumar in the city's northwestern suburbs," a family member said.