Century Star Shivarajkumar paid his last respects to
Sanchari Vijay at Ravindra Kalakshetra, on Tuesday morning. Shivarajkumar had worked with Sanchari
Vijay in the movie
Killing Veerappan
, which saw Sanchari Vijay in the role of a cop.
Shivarajkumar said, “I got a chance to interact with Vijay when I shot for Killing Veerappan. He was a wonderful actor who always aspired to do different roles, which is a trademark of a wonderful actor. I was in awe of his performance in Naanu Avanalla Avalu, which deserved to get a National Award. He showed us what it takes to win a National Award. We lost him at a young age. Let his soul rest in peace.” Shivarajkumar has also requested people to wear helmets to prevent deaths in a road accident.
Sanchari Vijay will be laid to rest at a farm owned by his friend
Raghu
in Panchanahalli, near Kadur of Chikkamagaluru district, today evening. His mortal remains were kept for public viewing at Ravindra Kalakshetra. Actors
Dhananjaya, Sathish Ninasam, director
Guru Deshpande,
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and many other Sandalwood personalities paid their last respects to Vijay.