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Veteran Actor Nana Patekar Passes Away at 75 After Suffering Heart Attack
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa.
- •He suffered a heart attack and despite 45 minutes of continuous CPR by doctors, his life could not be saved.
- •Nana Patekar had made his entry into the Kannada film industry 16 years ago by acting in the 2010 film Yaksha.
- •He played a strict police officer named Yogaraj Pulakeshi in Yaksha and dubbed for his role in Kannada himself.
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Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 due to a heart attack at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa. He was found unconscious at home and rushed to the hospital at around 4:00 AM on Thursday, where doctors performed CPR on him for 45 minutes before he was pronounced dead at 5:20 AM.
Following his sudden passing from a cardiac arrest at his Goa residence, a Medico-Legal Case (MLC) has been registered, and a post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted to formally determine the medical cause of death.
Nana Patekar stepped into the Kannada film industry by starring in the film *Yaksha*, which was released in 2010. In the movie, he played a strict police officer named Yogaraj Pulakeshi and personally dubbed his own lines in Kannada, while also receiving massive appreciation for his performance in folk art like the tiger dance (Huli Vesha).
