The death of leading Kannada film star Ambareesh (born as Malavalli Huchche Gowda Amarnath in 1952) was not entirely unexpected since he was known to be in bad health, in and out of hospitals over the last few years and regularly on dialysis. Ambareesh was important to Karnataka because apart from being a leading film star, he was an influential politician and a leader of the Vokkaliga community, to which many key politicians, including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and his son, the ... Ambareesh filmography Ambareesh was an Indian actor who appeared predominantly in Kannada films. Besides Kannada, he has also acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. Malavallii Huche Gowda Ambareesh , also known as " Rebel-Star " and " Mandya-da Gandu ," is a Kannada film actor who was born in Maddur Taluk in Karnataka's Mandya District. Noted Kannada actor and former Union minister M H Ambareesh died at a private hospital in Bengaluru late Saturday night following a heart attack. He was 66 and is survived by actress wife ...