Well-known theatre personality T.R. Adabala (78) died of a heart attack at his residence here on Thursday. He is survived by two sons.
Though he started his association with theatre as an actor, and performed in plays such as ‘Malapalli’, ‘Mabhumi’, Adabala attained popularity as director, technical expert and make-up artiste. He organised ‘make-up’ workshops in several national universities and won several awards for his varied talent.