Famous Kannada actor, Raju Talikote, passed away at the age of 59, leaving his many fans in deep shock. He is known for his humour and is the star of Kannada. The actor was facing age-related health issues and was admitted to Manipal Hospital, but he couldn’t recover and left for the heavenly abode. While his acting work and theatres are extremely famous, not many know about his unique family dynamics.
Raju Talikote was married twice, and he had a happy life with children and grandchildren from both his wives. Not only this, the husband and wives trio even participated in a couple’s reality show, leaving everyone stunned. Read on to know all about them!
Raju Talikote was married twice and lived with both of them without any divorce
Raju Talikote was married to two women and both of them are named ‘Prema’. The two ‘Premas’ used to live together with their husband, and it was a unique dyanmic. Raju Talikote was first married to Prema Talikote. The couple was blessed with two sons, Bharthraj and Dhaval, one daughter, Heena.
Later, Raju Talikote went on to get married second time with Prema Sindhanur. The couple was blessed with two daughters named Shajida and Shabbu. Both wives of the Kannada star shared an amicable relationship. Raju Talikote was married to his two wives for more than 25 years.
Raju Talikote wanted to gift nose pins to his two wives but always short of money, his dream came true on a reality show
Raju Talikote and his two wives appeared on the couple’s reality show, Raja Rani. Raju revealed that he had a wish to gift diamond nose pins to his wives. While he did his best to save money, he couldn’t affort to buy it due to financial issues. Whenever his money would get saved, he had to spent on the payments to the artists in his theatre troop. However, he was able to fulfill the wish on the reality show by gifting his two wives similar diamond nose pins.
Raju Talikote once talked about his relationship with his two wives and stated that he is still together with both of his wives as they are his strength. He added that he gave his life to theatre while his wives were the backbone of his work. He was once quoted as saying:
“I loved both of them and got married. I have children and grandchildren. We are still together. My wives are not just people, they are my strength. I was dedicated to theater. They were the backbone of all my work.”
Raju Talikote and his two wives would participate in his plays
Raju Talikote shared unique family dynamics which were not usual family standards. He had two wives, five children and despite it, the family remained close. Not only this, they even participated in theatre plays together. His one of the son revealed that his father’s play, Kaliyugada Kuduka brought immense fame to his father.
Who was Raju Talikote?
Raju Talikote was orn in Talikoti, Bijaur district in Karnatka. His real name was Rajesaba Maktumasab Talikoti. He was the veteran comedian and acotr of Kannada cinema. He even participated in the reality show, Bigg Boss Kannada season 7 in 2019, and spend 64 days nin the house.
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