Ambareesh Politician

Malavalli Huchche Gowda Amarnath (born 29 May 1952), known mononymously by screen name Ambareesh, is an Indian film actor, media personality and a politician from the Karnataka state. Born and raised at Maddur town in Mandya District of Karnataka, he is fondly referred to as Mandayada Gandu (English: Man of Mandya). Following his debut in Puttanna Kanagal's National Film Award-winning Naagarahaavu (1972), his acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic and supporting characters in Kannada films. After establishing himself as a lead rebellion actor in a number of commercially successful films, he became synonymous with the term "rebel star" and has since continued to hold a matinee idol status in the popular culture of Karnataka state.He's currently the MLA with the Indian National Congress party, winning the assembly election of the Mandya constituency, by a margin of 42,937 votes. He is the present Minister of Housing for the Karnataka State.Besides winning many State Government awards and filmfare awards for his acting career, Ambareesh was felicitated with the honorary doctorate from the Dharwad university in 2013 at their 63rd annual convocation ceremony.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 29, 1952
Birth place
Karnataka , Mandya
Religion
Hindu
Residence
Bangalore
Spouse
Profession
Actor

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Office holder

office
MP
Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
party
Indian National Congress
prime minister
region
Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)
successor
Choudhury Mohan Jatua
Cheluvarayaswamy

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