Vinodkumar, an upcoming actor was shot by producer Govardhana Murthy at a farm house outside Bangalore on Tuesday night and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday morning in a private hospital. The incident has sent shock waves through Sandalwood. The reason for the shootout is said to be a land deal that went bad.
Vinodkumar had plans to getting married to a doctor’s daughter after two months. Govardhana Murthy is said to have suffered huge losses from the two films he produced, Student and Maadesha featuring Shivrajkumar. Maadesha has reportedly cost the producer a whopping Rs. 5 crores. Sources say that he was not able to recover the expenditure and was desperate.
The incident happened at a party held at the farm house to reach an agreement for the land deal. Disparities that arose between the two culminated in the shooting and Govardhana Murthy fled the scene, fearing police inquiries.
Vinodkumar and his brother run Venkateshwara theatre; the siblings are realtors like Govardhana Murthy who does his business under the label of L.G. Developers.
Now that Govardhana Murthy is on the run, his own life has become a suspense thriller with the Bangalore police organizing three teams to trace him.
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