The Congress has released a picture of Ambareesh, taken at the hospital
Bangalore:
Actor and Congress politician Ambareesh, who has been in a Singapore hospital since March 1, been taken off ventilator support and is said to be recovering well. In a video message recorded in hospital, the star says, "I will come back home. Your Rebel Star will be back as the Rebel Star."
The actor also says that he will remain in hospital for another week and then return to Bangalore.
Ambareesh, the Congress MLA from Mandya and currently Karnataka's minister for housing, has been ill for two months. When he was first reported ill in February, the 61-year-old actor's fans gathered outside the Bangalore hospital he was in. He was later flown to Singapore.
Ambareesh is married to actress Sumalatha and father to son Abhishek. He is among the Kannada film industry's most successful stars and his best known films include Nagarahaavu and Antha.
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The actor also says that he will remain in hospital for another week and then return to Bangalore.
Ambareesh, the Congress MLA from Mandya and currently Karnataka's minister for housing, has been ill for two months. When he was first reported ill in February, the 61-year-old actor's fans gathered outside the Bangalore hospital he was in. He was later flown to Singapore.
Ambareesh is married to actress Sumalatha and father to son Abhishek. He is among the Kannada film industry's most successful stars and his best known films include Nagarahaavu and Antha.
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