Bengaluru: Ramu, a prominent Kannada producer and husband of film actress Malashree, passed away due to COVID-19 on Monday, family sources said.

He was being treated at M S Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru, where he breathed his last. Ramu and Kannada film superstar Malashree have two children. Ramu and Malashree had teamed up to make some of the most popular action thrillers.

Ramu had given many hit films such as Lockup Death, AK47 and Kalasipalya.

Condolences pored in from the Kannada film industry.