One of the legendary superstars of the South Ambareesh passed away on Sunday leaving the Kannada film industry utterly grief struck. Superstar Rajinikanth a close friend rushed to Bengaluru to pay his last respects and broke down in tears. The duo have acted together in several Kannada films including the Tamil film 'Priya'.

Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan has expressed his heartfelt tribute on twitter stating that "My friend of 42 years had a rough exterior but was a child inside. My deepest condolences to his family and friends such as me".
 

42 வருடங்களாக என் நண்பர் திரு.அம்பரீஷ். முரட்டு உருவம், மழலை உள்ளம். அவரை இழந்து தவிக்கும் குடும்பத்தாருக்கும் ரசிகர்களுக்கும், என்னைப் போன்ற நண்பர்களுக்கும் ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்கள்.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) November 25, 2018