Rajkumar (actor)

This article is about the Kannada actor. For other people 1 Early life
with the same name, see Rajkumar.
Rajkumar was born on 24 April 1929 in Gajanur, a ham-
Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju (24 April let in a predominantly Kannada-speaking Talavadi taluk
1929 12 April 2006),[3] known mononymously by his in the erstwhile Madras Presidency (in present-day Erode
stage name Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer district, Tamil Nadu). His father, Puttaswamayya and
in the Kannada cinema. Widely acclaimed as one of the mother, Lakshmamma were impoverished theatre artists
nest actors in the history of Indian Cinema, he is con- from Singanallur.[7] Puttaswamayya was good at playing
sidered a cultural icon, and holds a matine idol status roles like Kamsa, Ravana and Hiranyakashipu. Rajku-
in the Kannada diaspora,[4][5] among who, he is popu- mar left school at eight and was later discovered by lm
larly adulated as Nata Saarvabhouma (Emperor of Ac- producers, who cast him in bit roles that he played till he
tors), Bangarada Manushya (Man of Gold), Vara Nata was 25.[7] Originally, he was named Mutturaja, after the
(Gifted Actor) and Rajanna (Brother Raj).[6][7] Muthaththii Raya (a name for the Hindu deity Hanuman),
which is a temple deity located in Muthathi, a settlement
A method actor, Rajkumar entered the lm industry af-
on the banks of river Kaveri in present-day Karnataka.[6]
ter his long stint as a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna's
Gubbi Drama Company, which he joined at the age of Before acting in what would become his rst lm as a
eight, and got his rst break as a lead in the 1954 lm lead, Bedara Kannappa, he appeared in Sri Srinivasa
Bedara Kannappa.[7] He went on to work in over 220 Kalyana in 1952, as one of the seven Saptarishi (sages).
lms essaying a variety of roles, and excelling in por- It was an insignicant role, he remembered the scene was
traying mythological and historical characters in lms over before he recognized himself in the scene.
such as Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960), Ranadheera Kan-
teerava (1960), Satya Harishchandra (1965), Immadi Pu-
likeshi (1967), Sri Krishnadevaraya (1970), Bhakta Kum- 2 Acting career
bara (1974), Mayura (1975) and Babruvahana (1977)
and Bhakta Prahlada (1983).[8] Trained in classical mu-
sic during his theatre days, Rajkumar also became an ac- 2.1 Actor
complished singer in Kannada cinema and despite imper-
fections in Shruti and pitch, he came to be known for his Rajkumar started his career with his father in a troupe led
[15]
diction in the language. He mostly sang for his own lms by Gubbi Veeranna. In 1953, he was spotted by lm
since 1974. The songs Yaare Koogadali, "Huttidare director H. L. N. Simha who was on lookout for well-
[5]
Kannada", Hey Dinakara and Naadamaya became built, pleasant-faced Bedara Kannappa. Simha eventu-
widely popular. For his rendition of the latter song, he ally signed him for the lm and christened him Rajku-
[15]
was awarded the National Film Award for Best Male mar.
Playback Singer. Well known for his highly disciplined He acted only in Kannada apart from Sri Kala-
and simple lifestyle in both personal and professional hastiswara Mahatyam in Telugu, a remake of Bedara
fronts, Rajkumar was also an avid Yoga, Pranayama and Kannappa.[16] He acted in 206 movies, excluding his
Carnatic music performer. In 2000, he was kidnapped guest appearance.[17] He owned production company
from his farm house at Gajanur by Veerappan and was re- called Vajreshwari Production under banner Dakshayani
leased after 108 days.[9] His nal screen appearance came Combines. Bhaagyada Baagilu was his 100th lm,[18] De-
in Jogi in 2005. He died of cardiac arrest at his residence vataa Manushya was 200th lm, and Shabdavedhi was
in Bangalore on 12 April 2006 at the age of 77.[10] last lm.[19]
In his lm career, Rajkumar received eleven Karnataka His character depictions ranged from love to double and
State Film Awards, ten South Filmfare Awards, one triple roles, from action and mythological characters to
National Film Award.[11] He received the NTR National portrayals of contemporary social causes in spanning over
Award in 2002. He was awarded an honorary doctorate ve decades.[7] Rajkumar along with his contemporaries
from the University of Mysore,[12] and is a recipient of the Udaya Kumar and Kalyan Kumar were Kumara Thra-
Padma Bhushan[13] in 1983 and the Dadasaheb Phalke yaru of the Kannada cinema. He acted in 36 lms with
Award in 1995 for the lifetime contribution to Indian Cin- Udaya Kumar and in 5 lms with Kalyan Kumar.[20] The
ema.[14] lms presented a populist version of Karnatakas history,

1
2 4 KANNADA LANGUAGE MOVEMENT

focusing on the southern kingdoms from the Vijayanagara He is known widely for his rendition of Nadamaya for
Empire and later to the intrigue and mystery of the Jeevana Chaitra (1992), a song based on raga of Todi, and
Mysore royalty.[21] with ... complex graces, and strings other ragas as it pro-
He made historical movies like Ranadheera Kanteerava, gresses. He switches ragas with ease, and sings complex
Kaviratna Kalidasa. He made movies from Kannada swara patterns like a professional classical artiste. For the
novels and made movies against perceived social evils rendition, he was awarded [30] the National Film Award for
[22]
like Shabdavedhi on drug abuse. He acted with hero- Best Male Playback Singer. His frequent collaboration
ines of southern cinema such as Jayanti (36 lms), [23] with the composer duo of RajanNagendra gave musi-
cal hits such as Bangarada Hoovu (1967), Nyayave De-
Pandaribai (18 lms), Leelavathi (28 lms), Bharati (28
lms), Kalpana (19 lms), Aarathi (13 lms), B. Saroja varu (1971), Swayamvara (1973), Sri[31]Srinivasa Kalyana
(1974), Chalisuva Modagalu (1982).
Devi (10 lms), Harini (11 lms), Krishna Kumari (8
lms), Madhavi (6 lms), Manjula (7 lms), Jayamala Rajkumars songs about Kannadigas, Kannada language
(6 lms), Lakshmi (5 lms), Geetha (5 lms), Saritha (5 and culture, such as Jenina Holeyo from Chalisuva
lms), Jayaprada (4 lms).[24] Bollywood actress Rekha Modagalu, Maanavanagi Huttidmele from Jeevana
made her debut in Operation Jackpotnalli CID 999 with chaitra and "Huttidare Kannada Naadal Huttabeku" from
him. He acted for south Indian directors from B.R. Pan- the lm Aakasmika. He sang a complete English song
tulu and Puttanna Kanagal to Shankar Nag and T. S. called If You Come Today (Tick Tick Tick) in one
Nagabharana. Chi. Udaya Shankar has written dialogues of his Bond lms Operation Diamond Racket in 1978.
and songs for his 85 movies. This song became an internet meme in India following
[27]
Rajkumar is the rst Indian artist to enact a role of James Rajkumars demise in 2006.
Bond in Jedara Bale.[25] Later, in Operation Jackpot- In later years, he lent his voice to few actors and sang
nalli CID 999, Goadalli CID 999, and Operation Dia- background solos. For the song Kannappa Kottanu,[32]
mond Racket where he played roles chronicling the adven- from Muddina Maava he provided playback to S. P.
tures of Prakash aka Agent CID 999, a James Bondesque Balasubrahmanyam.[33] This was a rare occasion. He
superspy.[26] Much of these lms was made from the di- sang Kalidasa shlokas like Maanikya Veena and ghazal
rectors pair of Dorai and Bhagwan who began making spy based songs like Sadaa Kannale, Kanneera Dhaare
icks relatively later in their career, including Operation and Yaava Kaviyu.
Diamond Racket.[27]

2.3 Devotional songs

2.2 Singer
Rajkumar recorded many devotional songs beginning
Rajkumar trained in classical music when he was with 1970s for Columbia Recording Company starting with
Gubbi Veerannas theatre troupe.[28] The song Om Mantralayakke Hogona in 1972. His widely popular LP
Namaha Shivaya from the 1956 lm Ohileshwara, that record Guruvara Bantamma was also recorded during
he also starred in, was his rst in a lm. He subse- the time.[34] In 1979, Sangeetha Cassettes became Indias
quently sang Thumbithu Manava for Mahishasura Mar- rst licensed pre-recorded cassettes. Rajkumar sang for
dini (1959). However, he became a full-edged singer the record producers devotional songs glorifying the saint
only in 1974 when he sung in place of P. B. Sreenivas Raghavendra and the Hindu deity Hanuman.[34][35]
for Sampathige Savaal,[6] who had till then sung for most
songs picturised on Rajkumar, fell ill. Rajkumar sang
the energetic song Yaare Koogadali for the lm which 3 Filmography
became widely popular during the time and is considered
one of his best songs.[29] Main article: Rajkumar lmography
Rajkumar has been credited for having sung songs of var-
ious genres and each rendition according to the mood
of the scene in the lm. In Yaaru Tiliyaru Ninna for
Babruvahana (1977), a prosodic form of Kannada po- 4 Kannada language movement
etry, that required the tone to be a combination of sar-
casm and anger, he blended the twin skills of theatrics
and music. For Nee Nanna Gellalare (1981), he sang Main article: Gokak agitation
two songs Jeeva Hoovagide and Anuraga Enaytu
beginning both with the refrain I love you, that is Although Rajkumar rejected numerous oers to don
full of Carnatic gamakas". After the same tone in the the political mantle, he was able to inuence the States
refrain, they take on a life of their own, with the form political fortunes without ever being ocially in poli-
according to love and happiness in the scene and the tics. However, his apolitical outlook did not prevent him
latter when there is love, but a discord in the scene.[28] from protecting and espousing the cause of Kannada and
6.2 Abduction 3

Karnataka.[5] He had time and again advocated the cause 6.2 Abduction
of seeking primacy to Kannada,[36] and hence was asked
to lead a movement about making Kannada a compulsory On 30 July 2000, Rajkumar, his son-in-law Govindaraju,
language for primary education based on the Gokak re- and two others were abducted by Veerappan from the ac-
port, popularly known as Gokak varadhi. He became tors palatial house at Gajanur (Erode district of Tamil
actively involved in the movement and soon became the Nadu). Veerappan demanded the release of his gang
force behind the Gokak movement. He took a rally from members who were being held in jail under a defunct
Belagavi to Bengaluru and gave speeches about the im- anti-terrorism law. The event prompted a massive man-
portance of Kannada. Millions of people gathered only hunt and threw the Karnataka government into crisis. The
to have a glimpse of Rajkumar and listen to his speech. Supreme Court of India opined that it was unpardon-
The movement became such a rage that the government able on the part of the government of Tamil Nadu for
relented and made Kannada a compulsory language of not providing security to Rajkumar, although they had
education in Karnataka.[5] information a year earlier that he faced a threat of being
kidnapped by Veerappan.[42] A Special Task Force (STF)
set up to capture Veerapan had earlier warned Rajkumar
5 Personality against visiting the farmhouse, but his son Raghavendra
later acknowledged that his father had not taken the threat
seriously.[43]
Rajkumar was best regarded for being a highly disci-
plined man in both his personal and professional lives.[37] After a total of 108 days in captivity, Rajkumar was re-
He practised Carnatic music for an hour each in the morn- leased unharmed on 15 November 2000. His abduction
ing and in the evening. His punctuality is another noted and the manner in which his release was secured are a
aspect. Waking up every morning at 4 am, he performed mystery.[9][35][44]
Yoga and Pranayama, which is said to be the reason be-
hind his physical and mental tness. His Yoga perfor-
mances can be seen in the rst clips of his lm Kaamana 6.3 Death
Billu.[38] Rajkumar is the rst actor of the world cinema
who had mastered Yoga. Rajkumar died at his home in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru
on 12 April 2006 following a cardiac arrest, while after
He was the epitome of good character in most of his lms.
his death his eyes were donated.[45]
He shunned smoking and drinking both on screen and
o.[7] To avoid setting a precedent among his fans, he The government then announced for its intention to make
made sure that the roles he accepted did not require him a memorial to Rajkumar at Kanteerava Studios at the cost
[46]
to smoke or drink or utter swear words, and extended this 100 million.
decision to real life.[5] His dress code always consisted of
simple white dhoti and shirt. He spent most of his va-
cations in his hometown, Gajanur, near the forest area 6.4 Unocial bandh following death
where he was later abducted.[39]
His death precipitated a statewide reaction. Following the
He estimated producers as "Anna Daataru" (food
news of his death, there was major shutdown in the city of
providers) and adored fans as "Abhimaani Devaru-
Bengaluru. An unocial bandh (closure of all shops and
galu"(Fan Gods).
other establishments) was seen. Several people attempted
He was a devotee of Raghavendra Swami. suicide after hearing of Rajkumars death; most of them
were rescued. Around two million people followed his
remains.[10]
6 Personal life

6.1 Family 7 Awards and honours

Rajkumar married a 14-year-old Parvathamma Gowda, Rajkumar was awarded numerous State,National & In-
his cousin, on 25 June 1953 in Nanjangud.[40] It went ternational awards. He was a recipient of the Padma
ahead in accordance to the agreement that their fathers Bhushan, a doctorate from Mysore University, and the
made following the latters birth. Together, they had Karnataka Ratna, the highest civilian honour of the State
ve children; sons Shiva, Raghavendra and Puneeth, and of Karnataka, recognising him as a Jewel of Karnataka
daughters Lakshmi and Poornima. Having lived a hand State.In 1985, he was honored by a famous Kentucky
to mouth existence post marriage in a joint family that colonel award by the then-governor of Kentucky, United
included 24 children in Madras, the family moved to States. By this he became the only Indian actor to re-
Bangalore in 1972, after Rajkumar began getting mul- ceive this prestigious from the Kentucky state, United
tiple lm oers.[41] States of America. In 1995 he received the prestigious
4 7 AWARDS AND HONOURS

Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contribu- 197677 Babruvaahana

tions to the Kannada lm industry. In 2011, during the
83rd birth anniversary of Rajkumar, the Chief Minis- 198182 Hosa Belaku
ter of Karnataka announced that the state government is 198283 Haalu Jenu
recommending Rajkumar for a Bharat Ratna, the highest
civilian award of the country for his outstanding contri- 198889 Devatha Manushya
bution to the lm industry.[47]
199293 Jeevana Chaitra
199394 Odahuttidavaru
7.1 National Film Awards
1963 President Medal Best Actor for the movie Best Singer:
Santa Thukarama
199394 -Aakasmika Huttidare Kannada Naadal
1992 Best Male Playback Singer for the song Huttabeku
Naadamaya Ee Lokavella from the movie Jeevana
Chaitra[11] 199495 Thayi Illada Thavaru Arishina
kunkuma
1995 Dadasaheb Phalke Award

2002 NTR National Award [48] 7.4 Other Awards and Honours
An honorary Doctorate from the Mysore University
7.2 Filmfare Awards South in 1976.[12]

Rajkumar holds the record of winning ten South Film- Postal Stamps and Gold coins having the actors face
fare Awards in the Best Actor category in Kannada were issued in 2009 by Central Government of In-
cinema.[23][49][50] Some of the lms for which he received dia.
Best Actor awards include:
More than 1100 statues of Rajkumar are placed in
Karnataka. A statue in the Mayura touch placed in
Gandhada Gudi in 1973[51] Basaveshwaranagar worth 10 million rupees.
Mayura in 1975[51] The Nadoja Award, an honorary Doctorate from
Hampi University in 1999.[52]
Shankar Guru in 1978 [51]

Nine Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Actor

Keralida Simha in 1981
category.[50]
Shravana Banthu 1984
Two Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Male
Adhe Kannu 1985 Playback Singer category.[53]

Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma 1986 Padma Bhushan in 1983.[13]

Aakasmika in 1993 Karnataka Ratna in 1992 and Title: Nata Saarv-

abhouma in 1967 from the Government of Kar-
nataka.[54]
Total of 10 lmfare awards for best actor category.
Kentucky colonel, an honorary order from the
governor of Kentucky, United States in 1985.[12]
7.3 Karnataka State Film Awards
Vishwa Maanava named by Kannada poet
Rajkumar has won 13 Karnataka State Film Awards Kuvempu.
(9 for best actor, 2 for best singer, 1 lifetime achieve-
ment) Etv Kannadiga of the Year Award in 2003.
A 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) road is named Dr. Rajku-
Best Actor: mar road.[55] [The road stretches from government
soap factory in Yeshwanthpur to Prasanna theater,
196768 Bangaarada Hoovu Magadi road in Bangalore.]

197071 Kula Gourava On 24 April, 2017 Google India dedicated a Google

Doodle to honor Rajkumar on what would have been
197475 Bhakta Kumbara his 88th birthday.[56]
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7.5 Sarthaka Suvarna [5] Sharma, Ravi (5 May 2006). Pride of Kannada. Front-
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On July 2005, government of Karnataka captioned by
[6] Nata Saarvabhouma Dr Rajkumar no more. Deccan
N. Dharam Singh, the Chief Minister of Karnataka con-
Herald. 12 April 2006.
ducted a felicitation ceremony for honoring Rajkumar
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