Actor K Shivaram, first to clear UPSC in Kannada, dies aged 70

Actor K Shivaram, who was the first person to crack the UPSC exam in Kannada, passed away on Thursday. He was 70.

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Former IAS officer Shivaram, who also had innings in politics and acting, breathed his last at a Bengaluru hospital.

He was undergoing treatment for multiple health problems, reports said sources close to his kin.

K Shivaram is survived by his wife Vani Shivaram and a daughter. Kannada actor Pradeep is his son-in-law.

A native of Ramanagar district's Urugahalli, Shivaram was born on April 6, 1953, to drama master Kempaiah and his wife Chikkaboramma.

He landed a government job in 1972 but managed to find a better opportunity in the intelligence department of the Karnataka Police the following year, news reports said.