The torch bearer Swamiji Sri Balagangadharanatha of Adhichunchanagiri Math passed away on 13th January 2013 five days earlier to his 68 birthday at BGS Hospital in Bangalore.

Respected for his principles and service in the field of education and health care Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji was suffering from kidney ailment breathed last at 7 pm on Sunday evening.

Recently a film on ‘Sri Kshetra Adhichunchanagiri’ Kannada film was made on the 700 years history that was headed by Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji. It was a mythological, historical, folk and social background cinema.

The cast of this film ‘Sri Kshetra Adhi Chunchanagiri’ – Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Ambarish, Sri Murali, Ram Kumar, Harish Rao, CP Yogeshwar, BC Patil, Jayanthi, Shruthi, Anu Prabhakar, Maithriyi, Bhumila, Raghava, Padma Vasanthi, Veena Sunder and others.

Member of Parliament Cheluvarayaswamy, H Vishwanath, MLA’s K Abhayachandra Jain, JC Balakrishna, CS Puttaraju, M Putte Gowda, KB Chandrasekhar, Suresh Gowda, Ramaswamy Gowda, Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda, M Srinivas, LR Shivarame Gowda, HM Revanna, HT Krishnappa, B Ramakrishna, Ashwathnarayana, MLC Dr Doddarange Gowda – guest appearance of TS Nagabharana, OM Saiprakash, Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar, BV Narasimhaiah, Ramakrishne Gowda, Ashok Kheney.

Supporting actors Shivaakumar, Ramesh Bhat, Karibasavaiah, Bullet Prakash, Mohan Juneja, Shashikiran, Akashkumar Chauhan, Manje Gowda, Nagaraj, Dr Chandrappa Vishwabharathi Nursing Home, Dr Vasantha, Hassan Nursing Home.

‘Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri’ was released on 6th of July 2012 by JN Films, BV Narasimhaiah produced this film with a shopping budget. OM Saiprakash directed this film for Gotoori script, dialogues and screenplay. For a devotional film Gurukiran scored the music and Sundarnath Suvarana was cameraman.

 

The muhurth of this film took place at Adhichunchanagiri Math in Vijayanagara were Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji will be placed for public darshan on Monday morning.

 

Padmabhushan Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji has won many accolades was an M.Tech graduate got awards like Rashitrya Ekata aWard, Parisara Rathna, Vidya Samraat, Sevaa Soorya, honorary doctorate from Rajeev Gandhi Health center etc.