BENGALURU: Kannada actor Harish Rai passed away on Thursday at the age of 55, He was battling cancer and died at Kidwai Hospital in Bengaluru, according to TV reports.Harish Rai, fondly remembered for his roles as Don Rai in the cult classic Om and Chacha in KGF, had been battling thyroid cancer that had spread to his stomach. Earlier, Rai had spoken to the media about the high cost of his treatment, revealing that a single injection was priced at Rs 3.55 lakh. Doctors had prescribed three injections per cycle over 63 days, amounting to Rs 10.5 lakh per cycle. In many cases, patients required 17 to 20 injections, bringing the total estimated cost of his treatment to around Rs 70 lakh.Over his long career, Harish Rai appeared in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films, including Om, Samara, Bangalore Underworld, Jodihakki, Raj Bahadur, Sanju Weds Geetha, Swayamvara, Nalla, and both chapters of KGF.
