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PBS has sung at least 300 super hit numbers for Rajkumar. The actor once described Sreenivas as his Shàreera (voice in Kannada) while he himself was a mere Sharira (body in Kannada), summing up how some of the best-known films of the actor are unimaginable without Sreenivas lending his voice. [10] [11] [12]
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]
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 ...
The music of the film was composed by the duo Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. [11] The songs met with critical appreciation and were chartbusters, often considered to be one of the finest works of the Rajan–Nagendra duo. [12] The title song was remixed in Kanchana Ganga (2004) starring Shivrajkumar. [13]
Chalisuva Modagalu (transl. Moving Clouds) is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao.The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Ambika and K. S. Ashwath and Puneeth Rajkumar as a child artiste.
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]
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]