Bengaluru, Sep 8 (UNI) Famous multilingual actor and cinema producer R N Sudarshan passed away at a private hospital here following brief illness, today. He was 78. He leaves behind Kannada actor and wife Shailashree. Born on May 2, 1939, Mr Sudarshan, known as 'romantic hero' had acted in more than 250 films, mainly in Kannada. He had also acted in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Till recently he was also acting in TV serials. He made the cinema debut through 'Vijayanagarada Veeraputra'. Mr Sudarshan was the son of Mr R Narendra Rao who is considered as doyen of Kannada cinema and brother of famous Kannada cine writer R N Jayagopal and another film personality R N Prasad. He was also a noted singer in the tensil town. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Film Chambers President S R Govindu and members of the Sandalwood fraternity have deeply condoled the death of Mr Sudarshan. UNI RS CNR CS1430