Veteran actress Shanthamma has expired today at Mysore. She was aged 95. Shathamma has acted in more than 150 movies and was close with Dr Rajkumar family.

For the wedding of Shanthamma daughter Ambareesh, Shankarnag had helped her. For her family persons who was suffering with cancer, then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah , Duniya Vijay and Radhika Kumaraswamy had help her financially.