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Dr. Rajkumar


Dr. Rajkumar

Birthday:

04/24/1929

Place of birth:

Gajanur, Madras Residency:

Biography:

**Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj** (born 24 April 1929, died 12 April 2006), universally known by his stage name **Dr. Rajkumar**, was an Indian actor and playback singer who became the foundational pillar and a towering cultural icon of Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile actors in the history of Indian cinema, he achieved a legendary matinée idol status among the Kannada diaspora, affectionately earning titles such as *Nata Saarvabhouma* (Emperor of Actors), *Bangarada Manushya* (Man of Gold), *Gaana Gandharva* (Celestial singer), and simply *Annavru* (Elder Brother). Born in Doddagajanur, a settlement in the Madras Presidency, into a family of impoverished theatre artists, he was named Muthuraj after the Hindu deity Hanuman. He began his acting career at a young age, performing as a drama artist with the renowned Gubbi Drama Company. His extensive theater background laid the foundation for his immaculate diction and extraordinary range of performances. Rajkumar transitioned to the silver screen with his first adult role in *Sri Srinivasa Kalyana* (1952), but his major breakthrough came two years later when he debuted as a lead actor in the 1954 classic *Bedara Kannappa*. The film was a massive success, famously addressing social discrimination, and launched him into unprecedented stardom. Over the next five decades, he starred in over 200 films, notably portraying the highest number of historical, mythological, and devotional characters in Indian cinema. He also broke new ground in *Jedara Bale* (1968), becoming the first actor in India to enact a full-fledged James Bond style spy role and sparking a new espionage genre in the industry. His cinematic dominance and mass appeal led to numerous incredible records. He is the first actor to have 39 of his movies remade 63 times across 9 different languages by 34 actors. Furthermore, his performance in the landmark film *Bangaarada Manushya* was included in Forbes' list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema." Beyond acting, Rajkumar was an exceptional classical and playback singer, making him the only lead actor in Indian cinema to win the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. His monumental contributions to Indian art and culture were recognized with the Padma Bhushan in 1983 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995. Upon his passing in 2006, The New York Times described him as one of India's most popular movie stars.


Credits

Shabdavedhi (2000)
as Sandeep
Gandhada Gudi Part 2 (1994)
as
ಒಡಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರು (1994)
as Ramanna
ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕ (1993)
as Narasimha Murthy
ಜೀವನ ಚೈತ್ರ (1992)
as Vishwanathaiah
ಪರಶುರಾಮ್ (1989)
as
ದೇವತಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯ (1988)
as Krishna Murthy
Shiva Mecchida Kannappa (1988)
as Lord Shiva
ಶೃತಿ ಸೇರಿದಾಗ (1987)
as Dr. G. N. Murthy
ಒಂದು ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಕಥೆ (1987)
as Aithu
ಗುರಿ (1986)
as Kaliprasad
ಅನುರಾಗ ಅರಳಿತು (1986)
as Shankar
Bhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma (1986)
as
Jwalamukhi (1985)
as Jayasimha
ಧ್ರುವ ತಾರೆ (1985)
as Sagar
Ade Kannu (1985)
as Jagannath Rao & Gopi
Apoorva Sangama (1984)
as Gopi Krishna / Santhosh
Shravana Banthu (1984)
as Raghu/Kumar/Peter
ಯಾರಿವನು? (1984)
as Inspector Bhaskar
ಸಮಯದ ಗೊಂಬೆ (1984)
as Gurumurthy
ಭಕ್ತ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ (1983)
as Hiranyakashipu
ಕವಿರತ್ನ ಕಾಳಿದಾಸ (1983)
as Kalidasa
ಎರಡು ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳು (1983)
as Vijaya
ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು (1983)
as Suryanarayana "Soorappa"
ಚಲಿಸುವ ಮೋಡಗಳು (1982)
as Mohan
ಹಾಲು ಜೇನು (1982)
as Ranga
ಹೊಸಬೆಳಕು (1982)
as Ravi
Haavina Hede (1981)
as Muthanna
ಕೆರಳಿದ ಸಿಂಹ (1981)
as Shankar
ನೀ ನನ್ನ ಗೆಲ್ಲಲಾರೆ (1981)
as Srikanth
ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತ (1981)
as Cameo
ವಸಂತ ಗೀತ (1980)
as Vasantha
Ravi Chandra (1980)
as Ravi / Chandra
ನಾನೊಬ್ಬ ಕಳ್ಳ (1979)
as Gopi / DCP Chandrashekhar / Self
ಹುಲಿಯ ಹಾಲಿನ ಮೇವು (1979)
as Chengumani
ತಾಯಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಮಗ (1978)
as Kumar
ಆಪರೇಷನ್ ಡೈಮಂಡ್ ರ‌್ಯಾಕೆಟ್ (1978)
as Prakash
ಶಂಕರ್ ಗುರು (1978)
as 'Jairaj' Rajashekhar/ Shankar / Guru
ಒಲವು ಗೆಲುವು (1977)
as Mohan
ಸನಾದಿ ಅಪ್ಪಣ್ಣ (1977)
as Appanna
ಗಿರಿಕನ್ಯೆ (1977)
as Chenna
ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತರು (1977)
as Kumar
ಬಭ್ರುವಾಹನ (1977)
as Arjuna / Babruvahana
ಬಡವರ ಬಂಧು (1976)
as Ranga
ನಾ ನಿನ್ನ ಮರೆಯಲಾರೆ (1976)
as Anand
ರಾಜ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ (1976)
as Raja
ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್ ಗಂಡು (1976)
as Panju
ಪ್ರೇಮದ ಕಾಣಿಕೆ (1976)
as Manohar
ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ (1975)
as Sridhar/Vijay/Shekhar/Sheshagiri
ಮಯೂರ (1975)
as Mayura
ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದ ಮಗ (1975)
as Prakash 'Prashanth' / Prasad
ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ (1974)
as Lord Venkateswara
ಭಕ್ತ ಕುಂಬಾರ (1974)
as Gora
ಸಂಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಸವಾಲ್ (1974)
as Veerabhadra
ಎರಡು ಕನಸು (1974)
as Ramu
ಬಂಗಾರದ ಪಂಜರ (1974)
as Beera
ಮೂರೂವರೆ ವಜ್ರಗಳು (1973)
as Narada / Krishna
ಗಂಧದ ಗುಡಿ (1973)
as Kumar
ದೂರದ ಬೆಟ್ಟ (1973)
as Shivu
ಸ್ವಯಂವರ (1973)
as Natraj
ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ (1973)
as Shekhar
ದೇವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ತಂಗಿ (1973)
as
ಜಗ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಗ (1972)
as Aditya
ಭಲೇ ಹುಚ್ಚ (1972)
as Gopi
ನಂದ ಗೋಕುಲ (1972)
as
ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ (1972)
as Vijay
ಬಂಗಾರದ ಮನುಷ್ಯ (1972)
as Rajeeva
ಸಿಪಾಯಿ ರಾಮು (1972)
as Ramu alias Ram Singh
ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ (1972)
as
ಹೃದಯ ಸಂಗಮ (1972)
as Jamindaar Rajanna / Kumar
ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ ಸತ್ಯಭಾಮ (1971)
as Krishna
ನ್ಯಾಯವೇ ದೇವರು (1971)
as Raghu
ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕಾರ (1971)
as Mahesh
ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ (1971)
as Ashok
ಕಾಸಿದ್ರೆ ಕೈಲಾಸ (1971)
as Gopinath
ಕುಲ ಗೌರವ (1971)
as Raghunatha Rao / Ravi 'Chandrashekharaiah' / Shankar
ತಾಯಿ ದೇವರು (1971)
as
ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಸಾರ (1971)
as
ಬಾಳ ಬಂಧನ (1971)
as
ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಿವಾಸ (1971)
as Ravi Varma
ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ (1970)
as Mohan/Ramanna
Devara Makkalu (1970)
as Ranga
ಬಾಳು ಬೆಳಗಿತು (1970)
as Shankar / Papanna
ನನ್ನ ತಮ್ಮ (1970)
as
ಸಿ.ಐ.ಡಿ. ರಾಜಣ್ಣ (1970)
as Rajanna
ಭಲೇ ಜೋಡಿ (1970)
as Suresh / Ramesh
Mr. Rajkumar (1970)
as Kumar/Raj/Farooq Baba
ಭೂಪತಿ ರಂಗ (1970)
as Bhaskar
ಕರುಳಿನ ಕರೆ (1970)
as Parameshi
Nadina Bhagya (1970)
as Balu
ಹಸಿರು ತೋರಣ (1970)
as Madhu
ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ (1970)
as Krishnadevaraya
ಆಪರೇಷನ್ ಜಾಕ್‍ಪಾಟ್‍ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿ.ಐ.ಡಿ. ೯೯೯ (1969)
as Prakash
ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ (1969)
as Mutthanna
Chikkamma (1969)
as Sundar
ಉಯ್ಯಾಲೆ (1969)
as Krishna
Bhale Raja (1969)
as Shivaraj/Raju
Punarjanma (1969)
as Chenna
ಚೂರಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ್ಣ (1969)
as Choori Chikkanna/Bhaskar
Mallamana Pavaada (1969)
as Chandrakantha
Margadarshi (1969)
as Srikanth
ಗಂಡೊಂದು ಹೆಣ್ಣಾರು (1969)
as Anand Rao
ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಮಗ (1968)
as Raju
ಗೋವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಐಡಿ ೯೯೯ (1968)
as Prakash (C.I.D 999)
ಅಮ್ಮ (1968)
as Sridhar
ಧೂಮಕೇತು (1968)
as Kumar
ಹಣ್ಣೆಲೆ ಚಿಗುರಿದಾಗ (transl. When the old leaf rejuvenated) (1968)
as
ನಟಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ (1968)
as Himself
ಭಾಗ್ಯದ ಬಾಗಿಲು (1968)
as Raju
Simha Swapna (1968)
as
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮೇಲ್ (1968)
as Shyamsundar
Bhagya Devathe (1968)
as
Sarvamangala (1968)
as
ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರ (1968)
as Shekhar
Manassakshi (1968)
as
ಜೇಡರ ಬಲೆ (1968)
as Prakash
Rowdy Ranganna (1968)
as
Mahasathi Arundhati (1968)
as
ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಪುಲಿಕೇಶಿ (1967)
as Immadi Pulikeshi
ಚಕ್ರತೀರ್ಥ (1967)
as Damodar
ಬೀದಿ ಬಸವಣ್ಣ (1967)
as Gopal Rao
ರಾಜದುರ್ಗದ ರಹಸ್ಯ (1967)
as Ramanna Nayaka / Somanna Nayaka
ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ (1967)
as Raghuram
Manasiddare Marga (1967)
as
Gange Gowri (1967)
as Lord Shiva
Devara Gedda Manava (1967)
as
Rajasekhara (1967)
as
Sathi Sukanya (1967)
as
Bangarada Hoovu (1967)
as
Parvathi Kalyana (1967)
as
ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ ರಾಗ (1966)
as Lakshmana
ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ (1966)
as 'Emme' Thammanna / Murali
Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Kathe (1966)
as
ಬಾಲ ನಾಗಮ್ಮ (1966)
as
Kiladi Ranga (1966)
as
Mohini Bhasmasura (1966)
as
Thoogudeepa (1966)
as
ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1966)
as Raghavendra swamy
Premamayi (1966)
as
Madhu Malathi (1966)
as
Katari Veera (1966)
as
ಮದುವೆ ಮಾಡಿ ನೋಡು (1965)
as Vasu
ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಹುಲಿ (1965)
as Raju
Pathivratha (1965)
as
Vaatsalya (1965)
as
Ide Mahasudina (1965)
as
ಸತ್ಯ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ (1965)
as Raja Harishchandra
Mahasathi Anasuya (1965)
as
Chandrahasa (1965)
as
ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಮೂರ್ತಿ (1965)
as
Sathi Savithri (1965)
as
Naga Pooja (1965)
as
ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ (1964)
as Shankar
Muriyada Mane (1964)
as
Shivagange Mahatme (1964)
as
ತುಂಬಿದ ಕೊಡ (1964)
as
ಅನ್ನಪೂರ್ಣ (1964)
as
ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1964)
as Vijaya, King of Simhapuri
ಚಂದವಳ್ಳಿಯ ತೋಟ (1964)
as Hanuma
ನವಕೋಟಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ (1964)
as Purandaradasa
ನಾಂದಿ (1964)
as Murthy
ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ಆಂಜನೇಯ ಯುದ್ಧ (1963)
as
ಮನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಡದಿ (1963)
as Srinath
ಚಂದ್ರ ಕುಮಾರ (1963)
as
ವೀರಕೇಸರಿ (1963)
as Narasimhanayaka
ಸತಿ ಶಕ್ತಿ (1963)
as Rakthaaksha / Viroopaaksha
ಕಲಿತರು ಹೆಣ್ಣೆ (1963)
as
Kulavadhu (1963)
as
Malli Maduve (1963)
as Ananda and Paramananda (Dual roles)
ಜೀವನ ತರಂಗ (1963)
as
ಗೌರಿ (1963)
as
ಕನ್ಯಾರತ್ನ (1963)
as Raju
Saaku Magalu (1963)
as Raghuram
ನಂದಾ ದೀಪ (1963)
as Shankar
Valmiki (1963)
as
ಸಂತ ತುಕಾರಾಮ (1963)
as Tukaram
Vidhi Vilasa (1962)
as
ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಕಬೀರ್ (1962)
as
ಕರುಣೆಯೇ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಕಣ್ಣು (1962)
as Kumar
Thejaswini (1962)
as
Swarnagowri (1962)
as
Gaali Gopura (1962)
as
Devasundari (1962)
as
ಭೂದಾನ (1962)
as Dasanna
ನಾಗಾರ್ಜುನ (1961)
as Nagarjuna
ಶ್ರೀ ಶೈಲ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1961)
as
ಭಕ್ತ ಚೇತ (1961)
as Cheta
ಕೈವಾರ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1961)
as Narayanappa
ಕಣ್ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು (1961)
as Gopanna
ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ (1961)
as Raja Mallasarja
ಭಕ್ತ ಕನಕದಾಸ (1960)
as Kanakadasa
ದಶಾವತಾರ (1960)
as Hiranyakashipu / Ravana / Shishupala
ಆಶಾಸುಂದರಿ (1960)
as Gunasheela
ರಾಣಿ ಹೊನ್ನಮ್ಮ (1960)
as Veeranna
ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960)
as Ranadheera Kanteerava
ಅಬ್ಬಾ ಆ ಹುಡುಗಿ (1959)
as Shankar
ಮಹಿಷಾಸುರ ಮರ್ದಿನಿ (1959)
as Mahishasura
Dharma Vijaya (1959)
as
ಜಗಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ (1959)
as King Bijjala
Anna Thangi (1958)
as
Shree Krishna Gaarudi (1958)
as
ಭೂಕೈಲಾಸ (1958)
as Ravana
Rayara Sose (1957)
as
Sathi Nalayini (1957)
as
Bhaktha Vijaya (1956)
as Santoba Pavar
ಓಹಿಲೇಶ್ವರ (1956)
as
ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956)
as Hari/Pundarika
ಸೋದರಿ (1955)
as Kailasanath
ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ (1954)
as Dinna/Kannappa
కాళహస్తి మహాత్యం (1954)
as Thinnayya / Kannappa
ಹಗಲು ವೇಷ (2000)
Playback Singer
Modada Mareyalli (1991)
Playback Singer
ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960)
Producer