[ Var ad ar aj ], ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Bed ara ▁K ann appa ▁– ▁st arring ▁Raj k umar ▁– ▁he ▁stood ▁behind ▁his ▁brother ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁when ▁they ▁settled ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁– ▁then ▁Mad ras ; ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁most ▁trust ed ▁guide ▁and ▁friend ▁to ▁Raj k umar ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁selection ▁of ▁stories ▁for ▁home ▁produ ctions ▁– ▁V aj resh w ari ▁Com b ines . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁without ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Var ad appa , ▁K ann ada ▁film dom ▁would ▁have ▁missed ▁out ▁a ▁great ▁actor ▁– ▁Raj k umar . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁Raj k umar ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Raj k umar ' s ▁films ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁sister - in - law ▁Par v ath amma ▁Raj k umar . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁an ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 1 ▁in ▁Bang al ore ▁due ▁to ▁heart ▁a il ment ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁An ▁award ▁on ▁his ▁name ▁S . P . ▁Var ad ar aju ▁Awards ▁has ▁been ▁instit uted ▁to ▁honour ▁the ▁theatre ▁personal ities ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Raj k umar ▁film ography ▁ ▁K ann ada ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁Var ad ar aju , ▁K ann