India, Oct. 8 -- Actor Nana Patekar died on October 8 at the age of 75 from a cardiac arrest in Goa. The actor, who debuted with Gaman in 1978, acted in Hindi and Marathi films for close to five decades. But once in a while, he would cave and agree to act in a South Indian film despite his apprehension. Here's looking back at the 3 South Indian films of his long career.

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Directed by the late Bharathiraja, Bommalattam starred Nana in the lead role, alongside Arjun Sarja. The film, which was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Cinema. In it, Nana played an eccentric director named Rana, who becomes a prime suspect after a series of murders and a mysterious accident. When the film was eventually releas...