04/24/1929
Gajanur, Madras Residency:
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and versatile actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is considered a cultural icon and holds a matinée idol status in the Kannada diaspora, among whom he is popularly called as Nata Saarvabhouma (Emperor of Actors), Bangarada Manushya (Man of Gold), Vara Nata (Gifted actor), Gaana Gandharva (Celestial singer), Rasikara Raja (King of connoisseurs), Kannada Kanteerava and Rajanna/Annavru (Elder brother, Raj). He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1983 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995. He is the only lead actor to win National Award for Playback singing. His 39 movies have been remade 63 times in 9 languages by 34 actors making him the first actor whose movies were remade more than fifty times and the first actor whose movies were remade in nine languages. He was the first actor in India to enact a role which was based on James Bond in a full-fledged manner. The success of his movie Jedara Bale is credited to have widely inspired an Indian bond genre in other Indian film industries. On the occasion of the "Centenary of Indian Cinema" in April 2013, Forbes included his performance in Bangaarada Manushya on its list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". Upon his death, The New York Times had described him as one of India's most popular movie stars.
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Shabdavedhi (2000) as |
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Gandhada Gudi Part 2 (1994) as |
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ಒಡಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರು (1994) as Ramanna |
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ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕ (1993) as Narasimha Murthy |
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ಜೀವನ ಚೈತ್ರ (1992) as Vishwanathaiah |
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ಪರಶುರಾಮ್ (1989) as |
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ದೇವತಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯ (1988) as Krishna Murthy |
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Shiva Mecchida Kannappa (1988) as Lord Shiva |
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ಶೃತಿ ಸೇರಿದಾಗ (1987) as Dr. G. N. Murthy |
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ಒಂದು ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಕಥೆ (1987) as Aithu |
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ಗುರಿ (1986) as Kaliprasad |
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ಅನುರಾಗ ಅರಳಿತು (1986) as Shankar |
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Bhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma (1986) as |
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Jwalamukhi (1985) as Jayasimha |
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ಧ್ರುವ ತಾರೆ (1985) as Sagar |
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Ade Kannu (1985) as Jagannath Rao & Gopi |
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Apoorva Sangama (1984) as Gopi Krishna / Santhosh |
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Shravana Banthu (1984) as Raghu/Kumar/Peter |
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ಯಾರಿವನು? (1984) as Inspector Bhaskar |
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ಸಮಯದ ಗೊಂಬೆ (1984) as Gurumurthy |
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ಭಕ್ತ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ (1983) as Hiranyakashipu |
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ಕವಿರತ್ನ ಕಾಳಿದಾಸ (1983) as Kalidasa |
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ಎರಡು ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳು (1983) as Vijaya |
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ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು (1983) as Suryanarayana "Soorappa" |
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ಚಲಿಸುವ ಮೋಡಗಳು (1982) as Mohan |
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ಹಾಲು ಜೇನು (1982) as Ranga |
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ಹೊಸಬೆಳಕು (1982) as Ravi |
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Haavina Hede (1981) as Muthanna |
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ಕೆರಳಿದ ಸಿಂಹ (1981) as Shankar |
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ನೀ ನನ್ನ ಗೆಲ್ಲಲಾರೆ (1981) as Srikanth |
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Bhagyavantha (1981) as Cameo |
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ವಸಂತ ಗೀತ (1980) as Vasantha |
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Ravi Chandra (1980) as Ravi / Chandra |
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ನಾನೊಬ್ಬ ಕಳ್ಳ (1979) as Gopi & DCP Chandrashekhar (Dual Role) |
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ಹುಲಿಯ ಹಾಲಿನ ಮೇವು (1979) as Chengumani |
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ತಾಯಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಮಗ (1978) as Kumar |
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ಆಪರೇಷನ್ ಡೈಮಂಡ್ ರ್ಯಾಕೆಟ್ (1978) as Prakash |
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ಶಂಕರ್ ಗುರು (1978) as Rajashekhar/Jairaj, Shankar & Guru (Triple Role) |
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ಒಲವು ಗೆಲುವು (1977) as Mohan |
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ಸನಾದಿ ಅಪ್ಪಣ್ಣ (1977) as Appanna |
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ಗಿರಿಕನ್ಯೆ (1977) as Chenna |
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ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತರು (1977) as Kumar |
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ಬಭ್ರುವಾಹನ (1977) as Arjuna & Babruvahana (Dual Role) |
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ಬಡವರ ಬಂಧು (1976) as Ranga |
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ನಾ ನಿನ್ನ ಮರೆಯಲಾರೆ (1976) as Anand |
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ರಾಜ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ (1976) as Raja |
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ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್ ಗಂಡು (1976) as Panju |
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ಪ್ರೇಮದ ಕಾಣಿಕೆ (1976) as Manohar |
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ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ (1975) as Sridhar/Vijay/Shekhar/Sheshagiri |
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ಮಯೂರ (1975) as Mayura |
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ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದ ಮಗ (1975) as Prakash/Prashanth & Prasad (Dual Role) |
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ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ (1974) as Lord Venkateswara |
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ಭಕ್ತ ಕುಂಬಾರ (1974) as Gora |
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ಸಂಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಸವಾಲ್ (1974) as Veerabhadra |
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ಎರಡು ಕನಸು (1974) as Ramu |
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ಬಂಗಾರದ ಪಂಜರ (1974) as Beera |
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ಮೂರೂವರೆ ವಜ್ರಗಳು (1973) as Narada & Krishna (Dual Role) |
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ಗಂಧದ ಗುಡಿ (1973) as Kumar |
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ದೂರದ ಬೆಟ್ಟ (1973) as Shivu |
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ಸ್ವಯಂವರ (1973) as Natraj |
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ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ (1973) as Shekhar |
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ದೇವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ತಂಗಿ (1973) as |
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ಜಗ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಗ (1972) as Aditya |
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ಭಲೇ ಹುಚ್ಚ (1972) as Gopi |
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ನಂದ ಗೋಕುಲ (1972) as |
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ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ (1972) as Vijay |
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ಬಂಗಾರದ ಮನುಷ್ಯ (1972) as Rajiv |
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ಸಿಪಾಯಿ ರಾಮು (1972) as Ramu alias Ram Singh |
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ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ (1972) as |
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ಹೃದಯ ಸಂಗಮ (1972) as Jamindaar Rajanna / Kumar |
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ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ ಸತ್ಯಭಾಮ (1971) as Krishna |
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ನ್ಯಾಯವೇ ದೇವರು (1971) as Raghu |
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ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕಾರ (1971) as Mahesh |
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ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ (1971) as Ashok |
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ಕಾಸಿದ್ರೆ ಕೈಲಾಸ (1971) as Gopinath |
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ಕುಲ ಗೌರವ (1971) as Raghunath Rao, Ravi (Chandrashekharaiah) & Shankar (Triple Role) |
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ತಾಯಿ ದೇವರು (1971) as |
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ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಸಾರ (1971) as |
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ಬಾಳ ಬಂಧನ (1971) as |
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ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಿವಾಸ (1971) as Ravi Varma |
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ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ (1970) as Mohan/Ramanna |
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ಬಾಳು ಬೆಳಗಿತು (1970) as Shankar & Papanna (Dual Role) |
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ನನ್ನ ತಮ್ಮ (1970) as |
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ಸಿ.ಐ.ಡಿ. ರಾಜಣ್ಣ (1970) as Rajanna |
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ಭಲೇ ಜೋಡಿ (1970) as Suresh & Ramesh (Dual Role) |
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ಭೂಪತಿ ರಂಗ (1970) as Bhaskar |
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ಕರುಳಿನ ಕರೆ (1970) as Parameshi |
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ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ (1970) as Krishnadevaraya |
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ಆಪರೇಷನ್ ಜಾಕ್ಪಾಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿ.ಐ.ಡಿ. ೯೯೯ (1969) as Prakash |
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ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ (1969) as Mutthanna |
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ಉಯ್ಯಾಲೆ (1969) as Krishna |
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ಚೂರಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ್ಣ (1969) as Choori Chikkanna/Bhaskar |
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ಗಂಡೊಂದು ಹೆಣ್ಣಾರು (1969) as Anand Rao |
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ಗೋವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಐಡಿ ೯೯೯ (1968) as Prakash (C.I.D 999) |
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ಧೂಮಕೇತು (1968) as Kumar |
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ಹಣ್ಣೆಲೆ ಚಿಗುರಿದಾಗ (transl. When the old leaf rejuvenated) (1968) as |
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ಭಾಗ್ಯದ ಬಾಗಿಲು (1968) as Raju |
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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮೇಲ್ (1968) as Shyamsundar |
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ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರ (1968) as Shekhar |
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ಜೇಡರ ಬಲೆ (1968) as Prakash |
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ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಪುಲಿಕೇಶಿ (1967) as Immadi Pulikeshi |
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ಚಕ್ರತೀರ್ಥ (1967) as Damodar |
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ಬೀದಿ ಬಸವಣ್ಣ (1967) as Gopal Rao |
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ರಾಜದುರ್ಗದ ರಹಸ್ಯ (1967) as Ramanna Nayaka & Somanna Nayaka (Dual Role) |
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ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ (1967) as Raghuram |
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Gange Gowri (1967) as Lord Shiva |
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Bangarada Hoovu (1967) as |
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ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ ರಾಗ (1966) as Lakshmana |
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ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ (1966) as Thammanna & Murali (Dual Role) |
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ಬಾಲ ನಾಗಮ್ಮ (1966) as |
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ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1966) as Raghavendra swamy |
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ಮದುವೆ ಮಾಡಿ ನೋಡು (1965) as Vasu |
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಹುಲಿ (1965) as Raju |
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ಸತ್ಯ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ (1965) as Raja Harishchandra |
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ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಮೂರ್ತಿ (1965) as |
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ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ (1964) as Shankar |
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ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1964) as Vijaya, King of Simhapuri |
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ಚಂದವಳ್ಳಿಯ ತೋಟ (1964) as Hanuma |
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ನವಕೋಟಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ (1964) as Purandaradasa |
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ನಾಂದಿ (1964) as Murthy |
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ಮನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಡದಿ (1963) as Srinath |
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ವೀರಕೇಸರಿ (1963) as Narasimhanayaka |
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ಸತಿ ಶಕ್ತಿ (1963) as Rakthaksha & Virupaksha (Dual Role) |
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Kulavadhu (1963) as |
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ಕನ್ಯಾರತ್ನ (1963) as Raju |
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ನಂದಾ ದೀಪ (1963) as Shankar |
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Valmiki (1963) as |
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ಸಂತ ತುಕಾರಾಮ (1963) as Tukaram |
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Vidhi Vilasa (1962) as |
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ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಕಬೀರ್ (1962) as |
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ಕಣ್ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು (1961) as Gopanna |
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ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ (1961) as Raja Mallasarja |
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ಭಕ್ತ ಕನಕದಾಸ (1960) as Kanakadasa |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) as Ranadheera Kanteerava |
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ಅಬ್ಬಾ ಆ ಹುಡುಗಿ (1959) as Shankar |
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ಮಹಿಷಾಸುರ ಮರ್ದಿನಿ (1959) as Mahishasura |
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Dharma Vijaya (1959) as |
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ಜಗಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ (1959) as King Bijjala |
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Anna Thangi (1958) as |
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Shree Krishna Gaarudi (1958) as |
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ಭೂಕೈಲಾಸ (1958) as Ravana |
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Rayara Sose (1957) as |
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Bhaktha Vijaya (1956) as Santoba Pavar |
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ಓಹಿಲೇಶ್ವರ (1956) as |
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ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956) as Hari/Pundarika |
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955) as Kailasanath |
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ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ (1954) as Dinna/Kannappa |
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కాళహస్తి మహాత్యం (1954) as Thinnayya / Kannappa |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) Producer |