<p>Ambareesh had a large number of friends and fans in the coffee land of Chikkamagaluru. He had shot for his movies in different parts of Chikkamagaluru district. </p>.<p class="title">His tryst with Chikkamagaluru's Golf Club was another reason for his affinity with the district. He had played golf at the club several times in the past. </p>.<p class="title">Congress leader B L Shankar said, "Though Ambareesh would speak in a rough manner, he had a child's heart. I had interacted with him several times in the past." </p>.<p class="title">"Ambareesh was a friendly person. When there were differences of opinion between S M Krishna and Ambareesh, I had mediated between them," he remembered. </p>.<p class="title">Congress President D L Vijaykumar said, "Ambareesh had stayed in my house in the past."</p>
<p>Ambareesh had a large number of friends and fans in the coffee land of Chikkamagaluru. He had shot for his movies in different parts of Chikkamagaluru district. </p>.<p class="title">His tryst with Chikkamagaluru's Golf Club was another reason for his affinity with the district. He had played golf at the club several times in the past. </p>.<p class="title">Congress leader B L Shankar said, "Though Ambareesh would speak in a rough manner, he had a child's heart. I had interacted with him several times in the past." </p>.<p class="title">"Ambareesh was a friendly person. When there were differences of opinion between S M Krishna and Ambareesh, I had mediated between them," he remembered. </p>.<p class="title">Congress President D L Vijaykumar said, "Ambareesh had stayed in my house in the past."</p>