Bengaluru, Sept. 2 -- Renowned Kannada writer-director SS David has passed away due to a heart attack. He was 55.

Known for helming the movies Jai Hind (1998) and Supari (2001), he breathed his last on Sunday. David collapsed while returning home from a medical shop on Sunday. He was admitted to a private hospital in Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

Apart from direction, he wrote scripts for numerous Kannada films, including Police Story (1996), Agni IPS (1997), Dhairya (1997), Simhada Mari (1997), Hai Bangalore (1997), Independence Day (2000), Mandya (2006), Thirupathi (2006), and Police Story 2 (2007).

David, who earned a name in the Kannada film industry for his direction, screenplay, and unique mannerisms and dialogues, had written dialogues ...