The popular and ‘Khatta Kannada’ admirer treated the land ‘Chandanavana’ with songs like Sirivanthanadaru Kannada Naadalli Mereve … .Beladide Noda Bengaluru Nagara and many others in his career spanning over 60 years in Kannada cinema.
Eldest son Venkat Bharadwaj (director of half a dozen films and producer) brought the body of his father CVS tohis Uttarahalli residence for Kannada cinema industry to pay last respect.