Mangaluru : Tulu dramatist,  veteran Tulu actor, Sadashiva Salian, passed away here on Sunday July 8.

In a major motor cycle accident that occurred in 2004, he has been left unable to walk independently and leads a difficult life.

After the accident film industry  he made them away.  He was ailing since some time.

Salian breathed his last at his residence in Meera road. He was living in Mumbai for many years.

Sadashiv salian was born on November 17 1950 to Padmanabha and Laxmi Salian, residents of Tenka Yermal, in Udupi. He migrated to Mumbai at an early age, where he pursued initial studies and graduated from Chinmaya College, Andheri. He was employed in Central Bank of India in Mumbai in 1989 and married Susheela. They have two children Shweta and Vijeta.

Along with his bank job, Salian pursued his interest in directing plays with significant contributions from veterans K K Suvarna, Sadanand Suvarna, K J Rao, Imtiaz Hussain, and others. He has directed over 500 Tulu, Hindi, and Marati plays in the metro. He has participated in inter-bank drama competitions along with colleagues and bagged several awards over many years.

Salian got a major break in acting after he worked with Tulu dramatist and actor K N Tailor in 1980. He acted in Tailor’s Tulu film ‘Bhagyavantedi’, Ram Shetty’s ‘Badkere Budle’ and ‘Dareda Seere’ as well as ‘Satya Olundu’ directed by Hussain and his own movie ‘Pettai Pili’ and ‘Onte Adjust Malpe’ that was lauded by movie lovers.