<p class="title">Noted theatre and film artiste from the district, Machimanda Jafri Changappa passed away on Saturday. He was 80.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Being a theatre artiste, Jafri Changappa had established a theatre organisation and staged several plays during the 1970s. Eventually, he entered the film industry and acted in ‘Nada Mann; Nada Kool’ and National award winning ‘Mandara Poov’ Kodava films.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ranga Pratishtana president Addanda Cariappa and various other theatre artistes paid tributes to Jafri Changappa on his demise.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The final rites were performed on Sunday.</p>
<p class="title">Noted theatre and film artiste from the district, Machimanda Jafri Changappa passed away on Saturday. He was 80.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Being a theatre artiste, Jafri Changappa had established a theatre organisation and staged several plays during the 1970s. Eventually, he entered the film industry and acted in ‘Nada Mann; Nada Kool’ and National award winning ‘Mandara Poov’ Kodava films.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ranga Pratishtana president Addanda Cariappa and various other theatre artistes paid tributes to Jafri Changappa on his demise.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The final rites were performed on Sunday.</p>