Another journalist first and producer later of `Eddelu Manjunath` is not able to get up in his life. Journalist cum producer of Eddelu Manjunatha Sanath Kumar who lost his leg in February 2012 died of small time ill health today at Mallaya Hospital.

Grandson of Kidi Seshappa, son of illustrious writer BV Vaikuntaraju (His novel Udbhava was a great hit in Kannada cinema) Sanath Kumar passing away after a long crawling for life. In the last two years Sanath Kumar lost interest in life as his one of the two legs was cut off for severe sugar ailment. The tragedy of this lively person (when living) Sanath Kumar started after he slipped at Press Club of Bangalore.

Sanath Kumar was ad film maker, running advertisement agency, married a beautiful girl and detached from her, working for `Vaara Patrike` of his father BV Vaikunta Raju. It is the film`Eddelu Manjunatha` with Guruprasad direction and Jaggesh and Yagna Shetty that brought real cheer in his life. The film was hit and he did not reap the complete happiness of it.

Not even 45 years plus Sanath Kumar body is donated to MS Ramaiah Hospital. It was actor Jaggesh, journalists friends saw the dead Sanath Kumar before he was pushed to the mortuary.

Sanathkumar an eminent writer worked for various magazines. He was the producer of `Eddelu Manjunatha` was working on a remake of Malayalam film `Chintha Vishistaya Shyamale`the national award winning film of Srinivasan.

It is alcohol and cigarette that snatched this brilliant guy. Mathu Mane Kedsthu, Thoothu Ole Kedasthu and Henda and cigarette Hena agisthu!