Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Dr. Rajkumar receives the Kentucky Colonel, the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He remains the only Indian actor to receive the honor. Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), [1] better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema.
[1] [2] The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana and Manjula. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. They were awarded with the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for 1974–75. The movie saw a theatrical run of 30 weeks. [3]
Puneeth Rajkumar: 1981–1989; 2002 – 2021 Kannada, Tulu Rahul Sipligunj: 2009–present Telugu, Hindi, Kannada Rahul Vaidya: 2005–present Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil Rajesh Krishnan: 1991–present Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and in about 15 languages [citation needed] Ravindra Sathe: 1972– present Marathi, Hindi Dr. Rajkumar ...
The film was a musical blockbuster with all the tracks composed by G. K. Venkatesh considered evergreen hits. Rajkumar became popular as a playback singer with the track Yaare Koogadali from the film which became an instant hit among the audiences. He would then go on to sing regularly for his films.
Rajan–Nagendra made songs in the Rajkumar-Lakshmi Naa Ninna Mareyalaare and Eradu Kanasu, which starred Rajkumar, Manjula and Kalpana. Hombisilu, starring Vishnuvardhan, was another big hit. Rajan–Nagendra also did a series of films starring Anant Nag, and Lakshmi, notable among them being Naa Ninna Bidalaare, Benkiya Bale and Chandanada Gombe.
The State Government established Dr. Rajkumar Award in 1993–94 to be given for lifetime achievement towards contributions to Kannada cinema - making him the first Indian actor in whose name a State Government established an award while he was still alive. A 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) road was named Dr. Rajkumar Road [258] on 27 January 1994. [259]
The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks. [3] Rajinikanth was initially selected to play the antagonist which was eventually played by Vajramuni. [4] This was the first movie in which all the songs of the album were sung by Rajkumar. [5]
In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s her duets with P. B. Srinivas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and with Dr. Rajkumar were some of the most romantic duets in the history of Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film music. [2] Janaki, who is known as "The Nightingale of South India", [3] is a recipient of an honorary doctorate [4]