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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.
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 his ...
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]
Dr Rajkumar, Lakshmi: James Bond-style movie 2 (debut of Lakshmi) 1969 Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999: Dr. Rajkumar, Rekha, Surekha James Bond-style movie 3 1971 Kasturi Nivasa: Dr Rajkumar, Aarati, Jayanthi, Raja Shankar 1971 Pratidwani: Dr Rajkumar, Rajesh, Aarati 1974 Eradu Kanasu: Dr Rajkumar, Kalpana, Manjula: Novel by Vani: 1976 Bayalu ...
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.
Shabdavedhi is a 2000 Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines. The film, based on a novel of same name by Vijay Sasanur, stars Dr. Rajkumar, Jayapradha, K. S. Ashwath, Sowcar Janaki and Umashree.
The climax sequence of the film in which Dr. Rajkumar adventurously rides through the hilly region in his Jawa Bike was liked by millions of people. In fact, Jawa became highly popular by then. [14] A few days before the re-launch of the Jawa motorcycle in 2018 Mahindra Company used these scenes to promote the motorcycle.