Updated On: 12 August, 2022 01:00 PM IST | Bengaluru (Karnataka) | ANI
Shivamogga Subbanna was the first Kannadiga to win a National Award for playback singing for his song `Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta` in the film `Kaadu Kudure`

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Renowned singer Shivamogga Subbanna died due to heart attack on Thursday night. He was 83. He breathed his last at Jayadeva Hospital in Bengaluru.
Shivamogga Subbanna was the first Kannadiga to win a National Award for playback singing for his song `Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta` in the film `Kaadu Kudure`. He gained a lot of popularity by rendering songs written by Jnanpith Award-winning Kannada writer Kuvempu. After learning about the unfortunate news, several netizens took to social media to pay their heartfelt condolences.