Rajkumar (actor)

1 Early life

This article is about the Kannada actor. For other people

with the same name, see Rajkumar.

Dr.Rajkumar was born on 24 April 1929 in

Gajanur,Tamil Nadu.
His father, Puttaswamayya
and mother, Lakshmamma were impoverished theatre
artists from Singanallur,present day Tamil Nadu.[8] His
father was good at playing roles like Kamsa, Ravana
and Hiranyakashipu. He left his school when he was 8,
who was later discovered by lm producers and played
tiny roles till he was 25 then he played his rst lead in
a feature lm.[8] Originally, he was named Mutturaja,
after the Muthaththii Raya (a name for the Hindu deity
Hanuman), which is a temple deity located in Muthathi,
a settlement on the banks of river Kaveri in present-day
Karnataka.[7]

Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju (24 April

1929 12 April 2006),[3] known mononymously by his
screen name Rajkumar and nicknamed Annavru,[4]
was an Indian actor and singer in the Kannada Cinema. Widely acclaimed as one of the nest actors in
the history of Indian Cinema, he is considered a cultural
icon, and holds a matine idol status in the Kannada
diaspora,[5][6] among whom he is popularly adulated as
Devataa Manushya (Godman), Bangarada Manushya
(Golden Man), Karnataka Rathna (Jewel of Karnataka
State), Vara Nata (Gifted Actor), Rajanna (Brother Raj),
Nata Saarvabhouma (Emperor of Actors),[7] Gaana Gandharva (Singer in the Court of Gods), Annavru (Beloved
Elder Brother), Rasikara Raja (King of connoisseurs),
Vishwa Maanava (Universal Man) and much more.[8]

Before acting in what would become his rst lm as a

lead, Bedara Kannappa, he appeared in Sri Srinivasa
Kalyana in 1952, as one of the seven Saptarishi (sages).
A method actor, Rajkumar entered the teaching industry It was an insignicant role, he remembered the scene was
after his long stint as a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna's over before he recognized himself in the scene.
Gubbi Drama Company, which he joined at the age of
eight, and got his rst break as a lead in the year 1954
lm Bedara Kannappa, and went on to work in over 220 2 Film career
lms, in the year 2000 super hit Shabdavedhi being the
last acted movie.[8] Well known for his highly disciplined
and simple lifestyle in both personal and professional 2.1 Actor
fronts, Rajkumar was also an avid Yoga, Pranayama and
Carnatic music performer. He is also credited for being Rajkumar started his career with his father in a troupe led
[16]
In 1953, he was spotted by lm
the only Indian Super Star who stayed away from acting by Gubbi Veeranna.
the vicious acts of drinking, smoking and uttering swear director H. L. N. Simha who was on lookout for well[6]
words in all the roles he performed in his long spanning built, pleasant-faced Bedara Kannappa. Simha eventu[9]
career of close to 50 years. At age 71, he was kidnapped ally signed him for the lm and christened him Rajku[16]
from his farm house at Gajanur by Veerappan. He was mar.
[10]
released after 108 days.
He died of cardiac arrest at He acted only in Kannada apart from Sri Kalahastiswara
his residence in Bangalore on 12 April 2006 at the age of Mahatyam in Telugu, a remake of Bedara Kannappa.[17]
77.[11]
He acted in 206 movies, excluding his guest appearance.
He owned production company called Vajreshwari Production under banner Dakshayani Combines. Bhaagyada
Baagilu was his 100th lm,[18] Devataa Manushya was
200th lm, and Shabdavedhi was last lm.

In his lm career, Rajkumar received eleven Karnataka

State Film Awards, ten South Filmfare Awards, two
National Film Awards and a National Film Award for
Best Playback Singer for song Naadamaya .[12] He
received the NTR National Award in 2002. He was
awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of
Mysore,[13] and is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan[14]
in 1983 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995 for the
lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.[15]

His character depictions ranged from love to double and

triple roles, from action and mythological characters to
portrayals of contemporary social causes in spanning over
ve decades.[8] Rajkumar along with his contemporaries
Udaya Kumar and Kalyan Kumar were Kumara Thrayaru of the Kannada cinema. He acted in 36 lms with
Udaya Kumar and in 5 lms with Kalyan Kumar.[19] The
lms presented a populist version of Karnatakas history,
focusing on the southern kingdoms from the Vijayanagara
1

5 PERSONALITY

Empire and later to the intrigue and mystery of the Bond lms Operation Diamond Racket in 1978. This
Mysore royalty.[20]
song became an internet meme in India following Rajku[26]
He made historical movies like Ranadheera Kanteerava, mars demise in 2006.
Kaviratna Kalidasa. He made movies from Kannada
novels and made movies against perceived social evils
like Shabdavedhi on drug abuse.[21] He acted with heroines of southern cinema such as Jayanti (36 lms),[22]
Pandaribai (18 lms), Leelavathi (28 lms), Bharati (28
lms), Kalpana (19 lms), Aarathi (13 lms), B. Saroja
Devi (10 lms), Harini (11 lms), Krishna Kumari (8
lms), Madhavi (6 lms), Manjula (7 lms), Jayamala
(6 lms), Lakshmi (5 lms), Geetha (5 lms), Saritha (5
lms), Jayaprada (4 lms).[23] Bollywood actress Rekha
made her debut in Operation Jackpotnalli CID 999 with
him. He acted for south Indian directors from B.R. Pantulu and Puttanna Kanagal to Shankar Nag and T. S.
Nagabharana. Chi. Udaya Shankar has written dialogues
and songs for his 85 movies.

In later years, he lent his voice to few actors and sang

background solos. For the song Kannappa Kottanu,[29]
from Muddina Maava he provided playback to S. P.
Balasubrahmanyam.[27] This was a rare occasion. He
sang Kalidasa shlokas like Maanikya Veena and ghazal
based songs like Sadaa Kannale, Kanneera Dhaare
and Yaava Kaviyu. In addition he sang devotional songs
of Hanuman and Raghavendra.[30]

3 Filmography
Main article: Rajkumar lmography

Rajkumar is the rst Indian artist to enact a role of James

Bond in Jedara Bale.[24] Later, in Operation Jackpotnalli CID 999, Goadalli CID 999, and Operation Dia- 4 Kannada language movement
mond Racket where he played roles chronicling the adventures of Prakash aka Agent CID 999, a James Bondesque Main article: Gokak agitation
superspy.[25] Much of these lms was made from the directors pair of Dorai and Bhagwan who began making spy
icks relatively later in their career, including Operation Although Rajkumar rejected numerous oers to don
the political mantle, he was able to inuence the States
Diamond Racket.[26]
political fortunes without ever being ocially in politics. However, his apolitical outlook did not prevent him
from protecting and espousing the cause of Kannada and
2.2 Singer
Karnataka.[6] He had time and again advocated the cause
Rajkumar sang for many Kannada movies. He won the of seeking primacy to Kannada,[31] and hence was asked
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in to lead a movement about making Kannada a compulsory
1992 for the song Naadamaya from the movie Jeevana language for primary education based on the Gokak report, popularly known as Gokak varadhi. He became
Chaitra.[27] A classical song in Thodi Raga.
actively involved in the movement and soon became the
He was trained Indian classical music in Gubbi Veerforce behind the Gokak movement. He took a rally from
anna's drama troupe..
He performed a song in
Belagavi to Bangalore and gave speeches about the imMahishasura Mardini (this was picturised on actor
portance of Kannada. Millions of people gathered only
Narasimharaju). However, he did not become a fullto have a glimpse of Rajkumar and listen to his speech.
edged singer till his song Yare Koogadali from SamThe movement became such a rage that the government
pathige Sawal in 1974.[28] Prior to this, Rajkumars songs
relented and made Kannada a compulsory language of
were mostly sung by P. B. Srinivas.[7] After which, he
education in Karnataka.[6]
sang in most of his movies and in many private albums,
which were mainly devotional albums. His song renditions ranged from pure classical to disco and fast numbers to pathos. His fans of the days of black-and-white 5 Personality
movies in the 1960s and 1970s, believe he was actually P.
B. Srinivas, who did the playback singing for most of Ra- Rajkumar was best regarded for being a highly discijkumars movies, until Rajkumar himself started to sing. plined man in both his personal and professional lives.[9]
P. B. Srinivas continued singing for him in many of the He practised Carnatic music for an hour each in the mornmovies in which Rajkumar starred in multiple roles.[27]
ing and in the evening. His punctuality is another noted
His songs about Kannadigas, Kannada language and culture, such as Jenina Holeyo from Chalisuva Modagalu, Maanavanagi Huttidmele from Jeevana chaitra
and "Huttidare Kannada Naadal Huttabeku from the
lm Aakasmika. He sang a complete English song called
If You Come Today (Tick Tick Tick) in one of his

aspect. Waking up every morning at 4 am, he performed

Yoga and Pranayama, which is said to be the reason behind his physical and mental tness. His Yoga performances can be seen in the rst clips of his lm Kaamana
Billu.[32] Rajkumar is the rst actor of the world cinema
who had mastered Yoga.

6.3

Death

He was the epitome of good character in most of his lms.

He shunned smoking and drinking both on screen and
o.[8] To avoid setting a precedent among his fans, he
made sure that the roles he accepted did not require him
to smoke or drink or utter swear words, and extended this
decision to real life.[6] His dress code always consisted of
simple white dhoti and shirt. He spent most of his vacations in his hometown, Gajanur, near the forest area
where he was later abducted.[33]

to the abduction of Dr. Raj. Added to this mystery was

the supposed links of Dr. Rajs son Appu with the granite lobby. According to ocers of the Department of
Mines and Geology, Karnataka, Puneets name came up
in 1995, when a raid was done on illegal quarries by the
Kanakapura Police. Then the Minister for Mines and Geology M D Jayaram, of the H D Deve Gowda government
had announced in the Karnataka Assembly, that Puneet
was one of the many people who were raided. AccordHe estimated producers as "Anna Daataru" (food ing to a Congress MLA, the matter was hushed up due
to pressure exerted by the inuential family. According
providers) and adored fans as "Abhimaani Devaruto sources, Puneet owed the granite lobby 3040 lakhs.
galu"(Fan Gods).
These allegations were however denied by Appu.[40]
He was a devotee of Raghavendra Swami.

6.3 Death

6
6.1

Personal life
Family

Rajkumar married (Raja Gourava) Parvathamma, with

her he had 5 children (two daughters and three sons).
Two of his sons Shiva Rajkumar and Puneet Rajkumar have become actors in the Kannada lm industry.[8]
His other son Raghavendra Rajkumar is an actor-turnedproducer.[34] And grandson (Raja Kusha) Vinay Rajkumar made his debut in 2015 movie Siddhartha.[35][36] His
two daughters are Lakshmi and Poornima.

6.2

Abduction

On 30 July 2000, Rajkumar, his son-in-law Govindaraju,

and two others were abducted by Veerappan from the actors palatial house at Gajanur ( Erode district of Tamil
Nadu). Veerappan demanded the release of his gang
members who were being held in jail under a defunct
anti-terrorism law. The event prompted a massive manhunt and threw the Karnataka government into crisis. The
Supreme Court of India opined that it was unpardonable on the part of the Government of Tamil Nadu for
not providing security to Rajkumar, although they had information a year earlier that he faced a threat of being kidnapped by Veerappan.[37] The Special Task Force (STF)
set up to capture Veerapan had earlier warned Rajkumar against visiting the farmhouse, but his son Raghavendra Rajkumar later acknowledged that his father had not
taken the threat seriously.[38]
After a total of 108 days in captivity, Rajkumar was released unharmed on 15 November 2000. His abduction
and the manner in which his release was secured are a
mystery.[10][30][39]
According to the Outlook magazine, there are many uncomfortable questions on the role played by the granite
lobby in the whole kidnap and release of Dr. Raj. The
granite maa had links with Veerappan in the MM Hills
region, and souring ties between them is said to have led

Rajkumar died at his home in Sadashivanagar, Bangalore

on 12 April 2006 following a cardiac arrest, while after
his death his eyes were donated.[41]
The government then announced for its intention to make
a memorial to Rajkumar at Kanteerava Studios at the cost
100 million. Later people as a tribute placed more than
50 statues which are spread across Bangalore.

6.4 Riots following death

His death precipitated a statewide reaction. Following
the news of his death, there was major unrest in the
city of Bangalore. The then Chief Minister, H. D. Kumaraswamy, later claimed that the violence was instigated by vested political interests. However the opposition blamed it on lack of timely arrangements by responsible organisations. An unocial bandh (closure
of all shops and other establishments) was announced.
More than 1000 vehicles were burnt and eight people
were killed in police ring. Several people attempted
suicide after hearing of Rajkumars death; most of them
were rescued. Around two million people followed his
remains.[11] Some of the unrest was caught on lm during the Outsourcing episode of the Morgan Spurlock
show 30 Days.
His death sparked large violence in Bangalore, with violent fans resorting to stone throwing and arson. The suburbs mainly aected were Bellary Road, Magadi Road,
Sadashivanagar, and the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium.
The violence led to nearly 25 police personnel being injured, OB vans of private Media channels and reporters
being attacked, petrol bunk near Hudson Circle being
burnt, etc. Stones and bottles were thrown on building
and vehicles by the grieving fans. In order to prevent attacks, vehicle drivers put up posters of Rajkumar on their
windscreens.[42] The violence resulted in the death of 8
people, including a policeman, Manjunath Malladi (28
years old) who was lynched to death by the unruly mob.
Hundreds of vehicles were damaged, including 20 police
vehicles. About $40m losses were reported by software

8 AWARDS AND HONOURS

companies, as they had to shut down operations.[43][44]

The Bangalore Police arrested nearly 742 people for rioting, with most being identied from news footage and
video clippings.[45] Further the violence and police action
resulted in more than 100 people being injured, which included many police personnel. 3 Petrol bunks were set on
re, 4 cinema halls burnt, 25 trucks parked in the Devraj
Urs Terminal were destroyed. The Yeshwanthpur police
station and the oce of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) oce, which were located on the funeral procession path were completely ransacked with Police vehicles set on re. The body which was kept at the Kanteerava Stadium for public viewing was moved at 12.30pm to
the Kanteerava Film Studios for nal rites, and the fans
who had been waiting in line to pay respects and were
denied a chance resorted to violence. The funeral procession itself was marred with violence, with fans trying
to forcibly barge in.[46][47]

Producer.[54]

8 Awards and honours

Rajkumar was awarded numerous State,National & International awards. He was a recipient of the Padma
Bhushan, a doctorate from Mysore University, and the
Karnataka Ratna, the highest civilian honour of the State
of Karnataka, recognising him as a Jewel of Karnataka
State.In 1985, he was honored by a famous Kentucky
colonel award by the then-governor of Kentucky, United
States. By this he became the only Indian actor to receive this prestigious from the Kentucky state, United
States of America. In 1995 he received the prestigious
Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contributions to the Kannada lm industry. In 2011, during the
83rd birth anniversary of Rajkumar, the Chief Minister of Karnataka announced that the state government is
recommending Rajkumar for a Bharat Ratna, the highest
civilian award of the country for his outstanding contribution to the lm industry.[55]

The funeral procession covered K.R. Circle, Palace Road,

T. Chowdiah Road, Cauvery Theatre Junction, Sadashivnagar, Yeshwantapur and Goraguntepalya, before reaching Kanteerva Studios. The fans stopped the cortege, and
was allowed to proceed further after much pleading by
Rajkumars sons. As a result of the violence, the CM H D
Kumaraswamy and then Deputy CM Yediyurappa could 8.1 National Film Awards
not make it for the nal rites.[48] Parvathamma Rajkumar
1963 President Medal Best Actor for the movie
was also anguished as she was unable to see her husbands
[49][50]
Santa Thukarama
body for the last time because of the chaos.

Biographies

1992 Best Male Playback Singer for the song

Naadamaya Ee Lokavella from the movie Jeevana
Chaitra[12]
1995 Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The book Bangarada Manushya, the chronicle of Rajkumar, is written by A. N. Prahlada Rao and was rst
released in 2005 in the presence of Rajkumar himself and ran into four editions. Baraguru Ramachandrappa called him as Bevarina Manushya (Successful
man became by his hardwork and dedication).[51] Besides recording his biography, it also explores his role of a
singing star, and includes photographs from his lms and
other achievements.[52]
The book has been translated into English by literary
critic C.N. Ramachandran and journalist Alladi Jayashri
and is titled as "Dr. Rajkumar: The Inimitable Actor With
A Golden Voice"[53] and released by the actors wife Parvathamma Rajkumar in May 2008 at Bangalore. To mark
the completion of 75 years of Kannada lm industry, the
book was released in New Jersey, United States on 10
May 2008.

2002 NTR National Award [56]

8.2 Filmfare Awards South

Rajkumar holds the record of winning ten South Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor category in Kannada
cinema.[22][57][58] Some of the lms for which he received
Best Actor awards include:
Gandhada Gudi in 1973[59]
Mayura in 1975[59]
Shankar Guru in 1978[59]
Keralida Simha in 1981

Shravana Banthu 1984

Another book Prana Padaka written by A.N.Prahlada
Adhe Kannu 1985
Rao, about Rajakumar, the Kannada Matnee idol. The
book contains some of the exciting incidents as re Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma 1986
called by Smt. Parvathamma Rajakumar. The book
Aakasmika in 1993
was released on 7 October 2013 by Vijayakumar, President, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce and
K.S.L.Swamy, the senior Kannada Film Director and Total of 10 lmfare awards for best actor category.

8.5

8.3

Sarthaka Suvarna

Karnataka State Film Awards

Rajkumar has won 13 Karnataka State Film Awards

(9 for best actor, 2 for best singer, 1 lifetime achievement)
Best Actor:

Vishwa Maanava named by Kannada poet

Kuvempu.
Etv Kannadiga of the Year Award in 2003.
A 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) road is named Dr. Rajkumar road.[61] [The road stretches from government
soap factory in Yeshwanthpur to Prasanna theater,
Magadi road in Bangalore.]

196768 Bangaarada Hoovu

197071 Kula Gourava

8.5 Sarthaka Suvarna

197475 Bhakta Kumbara

On July 2005, government of Karnataka captioned by

N. Dharam Singh, the Chief Minister of Karnataka conducted a felicitation ceremony for honoring Rajkumar
for his (50 years of) services to Karnataka at Bangalore
Palace named Sarthaka Suvarna (Meaningful 50 years).
This ceremony was attended by the entire Kannada lm
industry marking respect and tribute to the legend, and
could be called as an ocial celebration of Golden Jubilee of Rajkumars works and services to Kannada lm
industry.[62]

197677 Babruvaahana
198182 Hosa Belaku
198283 Haalu Jenu
198889 Devatha Manushya
199293 Jeevana Chaitra
199394 Odahuttidavaru

9 Memorial

Best Singer:

199394 -Aakasmika Huttidare Kannada Naadal At Kanteerava Studios, the Karnataka Government is setHuttabeku
ting up a memorial for Rajkumar at an estimated cost of
100 million.[63] The blueprint of the memorial was con 199495 Thayi Illada Thavaru Arishina
stituted by a panel comprising Rajkumars family memkunkuma
bers, representatives of the Kannada lm industry and the
state government.

8.4

Other Awards and Honours

An honorary Doctorate from the Mysore University

in 1976.[13]
Postal Stamps and Gold coins having the actors face
were issued in 2009 by Central Government of India.
More than 1100 statues of Rajkumar are placed in
Karnataka. A statue in the Mayura touch placed in
Basaveshwaranagar worth 10 million rupees.
The Nadoja Award, an honorary Doctorate from
Hampi University in 1999.[60]
Nine Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Actor
category.[58]
Two Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Playback Singer category.
Padma Bhushan in 1983.

[14]

Karnataka Ratna in 1992 and Title: Nata Saarvabhouma in 1967 from the Government of Karnataka.
Kentucky colonel, an honorary order from the
governor of Kentucky, United States in 1985.[13]

A permanent exhibition on the history of Rajkumars

movies is also an integral part of this memorial. In respect
of Rajkumars prolonged association with the studio, the
actors trophies and souvenirs will be put up for exhibition at the memorial. It will also have a stock of movies,
dialogue, scripts, songs and other memorabilia associated with the actor.[1] The studio, located in Nandini Layout in the northern part of Bangalore, has become a pilgrim and tourist spot since Rajkumars death, with thousands of fans coming to pay homage to his memory.[63] A
calendar is released every year containing rare memorial
photographs of Rajkumar and stills from his lms.[64] Dr
Rajkumar Memorial was inaugurated on 29 November in
presence of Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi.

10 See also
Rajkumar lmography
Cinema of Karnataka

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