It seems the father Anekal Balaraj a renowned producer of Kannada cinema received his son Santosh today at the heaven.
It is a very sad demise of Santosh Balaraj actor of Janma, Kempa, Olavina Ole,Ganapa, Kariya 2, Berkley and others on 5th of August 2025. This is another setback to Kannada industry.
Like the early age passing away of power star Puneeth Rajakumar, Chiranjeevi Sarja, this young actor of 34 years followed bidding good bye to earth. Santosh father Anekal Balaraj a very humble personality of super hit challenging star Darshan film ‘Kariya’ among others died in a road accident in May 2022.
Santosh Balaraj was admitted to Sagar Appolo Hospital in Kumaraswamy layout for severe jaundice. The battling for life ended on Tuesday morning for Santosh Balaraj.