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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]
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.
Gajanur is the birthplace of Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, [2] who was kidnapped by Veerappan from his native house in Gajanur on 30 July 2000. [3] [4] The village abuts the Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary.
[1] They led Rajkumar out of the house, and into the pouring rain. [1] Once they were outside, Veerappan questioned Rajkumar about the other people in the house. Based on this information, Veerappan returned to the house and also kidnapped Rajkumar's son-in-law S.A. Govindaraj, another relative, Nagesh, and Nagappa, an assistant film director. [1]
Upon Rajkumar's insistence, Vajramuni was cast in the role of Siddappa, the landlord. Director A. V. Seshagiri Rao, who was initially adamant on having Jayanthi as the female lead, relented after Rajkumar suggested that Manjula would be a better choice. The entirety of filming took place in Gajanur, a village in Tamil Nadu, where
The film became the highest grossing Kannada film at the time of its release . Today this film is viewed as a milestone in Kannada cinema not only in Dr. Rajkumar's career. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Dr. Rajkumar's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". [3]
Based on lord Venkateswara, the film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi and Manjula in key roles. It also featured the first screen appearances of Rajkumar's sons, Shiva Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar as child actors. [1] [2] The movie was dubbed in Tamil as Ezhumalaiyan Dharisanam [3] and in Telugu as Sri Tirupatikshetra Mahatyam (1977). [4]
He directed Rajkumar in seven Kannada films in the 1980s. [41] Notable among them are Haalu Jenu (1982), [42] Chalisuva Modagalu (1982), Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (1986), [43] and Rajkumar's 200th film Devatha Manushya (1988). He was also the first person to direct Dr. Rajkumar and all his three sons. [44]