Saxophone wizard Kadri Gopalnath dies at 69

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath passed away today following brief illness at a private hospital in Mangaluru. He was 69.

The funeral rites of Gopalnath is expected to be initiated after the eldest son Guru working in Dubai returns to Mangaluru on Friday evening. He is survived by his wife and music director son Manikanth Kadri.

He was conferred Padma Shri award, Kendra Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award, Karnataka Kalasri award among others.