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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]
[1] Dr. Rajkumar died at his home in Sadashiva Nagar, Bangalore, on 12 April 2006 (13.45 IST) following a cardiac arrest. Due to his larger than life image, the city virtually came to a halt as the news spread about the death. His death precipitated a citywide reaction comparable to the time he was kidnapped by Veerappan. Following the news of ...
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.
Kannada film actor Dr. Rajkumar was abducted by Veerappan on July 30, 2000, during the course of an armed attack on a farmhouse belonging to the actor in Gajanur, India. [1] Rajkumar was released by Veerappan on November 15, 2000, after spending 108 days in his custody. [ 2 ]
This is a list of winners of the Karnataka State's Dr. Rajkumar Award. ... [12] 2011 Hamsalekha [13] 2012 – M. Bhaktavatsala [14] 2013 Srinath [15] 2014 –
Dorai–Bhagavan were an Indian filmmaking duo consisting of directors B. Dorai Raj (died 2000) and S. K. Bhagavan (5 July 1933 – 20 February 2023), [1] active mainly in Kannada cinema. The duo directed twenty seven films together, most of which starred Rajkumar and were highly successful at box-office.
M. S. Rajashekar (died 29 October 2018) was an Indian Kannada film director based in Bangalore. [2] He made his directorial debut with Dhruva Thare starring Rajkumar which earned the Karnataka State Award for Second Best Film.
The film stars Dr. Rajkumar in dual role and himself in a scene. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra , while cinematography and editing were handled by Chittibabu and P. Bhaktavatsalam. Nanobba Kalla was released on 29 November 1979 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.