Noorondu Nenapu...

I don’t know why.

Nothing as such transpired today which would bring your memories back to haunt me. You were a good actor as some others also are. What made you special was that you were gem of a person. I could easily relate many of your roles as they showcased the day to day life. Right from Nagarahavu till Aptharakshaka I was in awe for the portrayal of protagonist of the plot. Though I am not an avid follower of Kannada movies, I used to watch many Kannada movies on Doordarshan. Your movies were the ones which struck a chord in my heart. It might be the angry young man of Nagarahavu or the ideal yajamaana/appaji/anna, you never seemed dramatic. You were all real. You were the life in those characters.

The day you left us I was in my home and the news came as a rude shock. How can you just leave us when you have so much yet to give us.

What made you closer to our hearts was that you lived the life you portrayed on screen. You were successful yet you were so humble. You were chided, pulled down in your career by some morons but you silenced them by utter commitment to your deed. You were deeply pained; who wouldn’t after all you had to go through in Gandhinagar. You could have brought those people down once people saw your real worth. But you did not. This makes you special. There would have been no difference between you and them if you had done the same. You never even spoke about it. You never complained. You just did what you do the best. As simple as that.

I am listening to noorondu nenapu now and it makes me sadder than you in that song.

You should have lived longer :(