- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Gajanur, Madras Residency
- Died
- April 12, 2006
Dr. Rajkumar
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and versatile actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is considered a cultural icon and holds a matinée idol status in the Kannada diaspora, among whom he is popularly called as Nata Saarvabhouma (Emperor of Actors), Bangarada Manushya (Man of Gold), Vara Nata (Gifted actor), Gaana Gandharva (Celestial singer), Rasikara Raja (King of connoisseurs), Kannada Kanteerava and Rajanna/Annavru (Elder brother, Raj). He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1983 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995. He is the only lead actor to win National Award for Playback singing. His 39 movies have been remade 63 times in 9 languages by 34 actors making him the first actor whose movies were remade more tha…
Filmography
movieShabdavedhi
2000
movieGandhada Gudi Part 2
1994
movieOdahuttidavaru
1994 · Ramanna
movieAkasmika
1993 · Narasimha Murthy
Jeevana Chaithra
movieJeevana Chaithra
1992 · Vishwanathaiah
movieModada Mareyalli
1991 · Playback Singer
movieParashuram
1989
Devatha Manushya
movieDevatha Manushya
1988 · Krishna Murthy
movieShiva Mecchida Kannappa
1988 · Lord Shiva
movieOndu Muttina Kathe
1987 · Aithu
Shruthi Seridaga
movieShruthi Seridaga
1987 · Dr. G. N. Murthy
movieGuri
1986 · Kaliprasad
movieAnuraaga Aralithu
1986 · Shankar
movieBhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma
1986
movieJwalamukhi
1985 · Jayasimha
movieAde Kannu
1985 · Jagannath Rao & Gopi
movieDhruva Taare
1985 · Sagar
movieApoorva Sangama
1984 · Gopi Krishna / Santhosh
movieSamayada Gombe
1984 · Gurumurthy
movieShravana Banthu
1984 · Raghu/Kumar/Peter
Yaarivanu
movieYaarivanu
1984 · Inspector Bhaskar
movieBhakta Prahlada
1983 · Hiranyakashipu
movieKaviratna Kalidasa
1983 · Kalidasa
movieKamana Billu
1983 · Suryanarayana "Soorappa"
Eradu Nakshatragalu
movieEradu Nakshatragalu
1983 · Vijaya
movieChalisuva Modagalu
1982 · Mohan
movieHaalu Jenu
1982 · Ranga
movieHosa Belaku
1982 · Ravi
movieHaavina Hede
1981 · Muthanna
movieNee Nanna Gellalare
1981 · Srikanth
movieKeralida Simha
1981 · Shankar
movieBhagyavantha
1981 · Cameo
movieVasantha Geetha
1980 · Vasantha
movieRavi Chandra
1980 · Ravi / Chandra
movieNaanobba Kalla
1979 · Gopi & DCP Chandrashekhar (Dual Role)
movieHuliya Halina Mevu
1979 · Chengumani
movieThaayige Thakka Maga
1978 · Kumar
movieOperation Diamond Racket
1978 · Prakash
movieShankar Guru
1978 · Rajashekhar/Jairaj, Shankar & Guru (Triple Role)
movieOlavu Geluvu
1977 · Mohan
movieSanaadi Appanna
1977 · Appanna
movieGirikanye
1977 · Chenna
movieBhaagyavantharu
1977 · Kumar
movieBabruvahana
1977 · Arjuna & Babruvahana (Dual Role)
movieBadavara Bandhu
1976 · Ranga
movieNaa Ninna Mareyalare
1976 · Anand
movieRaja Nanna Raja
1976 · Raja
movieBahaddur Gandu
1976 · Panju
moviePremada Kanike
1976 · Manohar
movieTrimurthy
1975 · Sridhar/Vijay/Shekhar/Sheshagiri
movieMayura
1975 · Mayura
movieDaari Thappida Maga
1975 · Prakash/Prashanth & Prasad (Dual Role)
movieSri Srinivasa Kalyana
1974 · Lord Venkateswara
movieBhaktha Kumbara
1974 · Gora
movieSampatthige Savaal
1974 · Veerabhadra
movieEradu Kanasu
1974 · Ramu
movieBangarada Panjara
1974 · Beera
movieMooruvare Vajragalu
1973 · Narada & Krishna (Dual Role)
movieGandhada Gudi
1973 · Kumar
movieDoorada Betta
1973 · Shivu
movieSwayamvara
1973 · Natraj
movieBidugade
1973 · Shekhar
movieDevaru Kotta Thangi
1973
movieJaga Mecchida Maga
1972 · Aditya
movieBhale Huchcha
1972 · Gopi
movieNanda Gokula
1972
movieKranthiveera
1972 · Vijay
movieBangarada Manushya
1972 · Rajiv
movieSipayi Ramu
1972 · Ramu alias Ram Singh
movieJanma Rahasya
1972
movieHrudaya Sangama
1972 · Jamindaar Rajanna / Kumar
movieSri Krishna Rukmini Sathyabhama
1971 · Krishna
movieNyayave Devaru
1971 · Raghu
movieSakshathkara
1971 · Mahesh
moviePrathidhwani
1971 · Ashok
movieKasidre Kailasa
1971 · Gopinath
movieKula Gourava
1971 · Raghunath Rao, Ravi (Chandrashekharaiah) & Shankar (Triple Role)
movieThayi Devaru
1971
movieNamma Samsara
1971
movieBaala Bandhana
1971
movieKasturi Nivasa
1971 · Ravi Varma
movieParopakari
1970 · Mohan/Ramanna
movieBaalu Belagithu
1970 · Shankar & Papanna (Dual Role)
movieNanna Thamma
1970
movieC.I.D. Rajanna
1970 · Rajanna
movieBhale Jodi
1970 · Suresh & Ramesh (Dual Role)
movieBhoopathi Ranga
1970 · Bhaskar
movieKarulina Kare
1970 · Parameshi
movieSri Krishnadevaraya
1970 · Krishnadevaraya
movieOperation Jackpotnalli C.I.D 999
1969 · Prakash
movieMayor Muthanna
1969 · Mutthanna
movieUyyaale
1969 · Krishna
movieChoori Chikkanna
1969 · Choori Chikkanna/Bhaskar
movieGandondu Hennaru
1969 · Anand Rao
movieGoadalli C.I.D 999
1968 · Prakash (C.I.D 999)
movieDhoomakethu
1968 · Kumar
movieHannele Chiguridaga
1968
movieBhaagyada Baagilu
1968 · Raju
movieBengaluru Mail
1968 · Shyamsundar
movieGandhinagara
1968 · Shekhar
movieJedara Bale
1968 · Prakash
movieImmadi Pulikeshi
1967 · Immadi Pulikeshi
movieChakratheertha
1967 · Damodar
movieBeedi Basavanna
1967 · Gopal Rao
movieRajadurgada Rahasya
1967 · Ramanna Nayaka & Somanna Nayaka (Dual Role)
movieLagnapathrike
1967 · Raghuram
movieGange Gowri
1967 · Lord Shiva
Bangarada Hoovu
movieBangarada Hoovu
1967
movieSandhya Raaga
1966 · Lakshmana
movieEmme Thammanna
1966 · Thammanna & Murali (Dual Role)
Baala Naagamma
movieBaala Naagamma
1966
movieManthralaya Mahathme
1966 · Raghavendra swamy
movieMaduve Madi Nodu
1965 · Vasu
movieBettada Huli
1965 · Raju
movieSathya Harishchandra
1965 · Raja Harishchandra
movieSarvagna Murthy
1965
moviePrathigne
1964 · Shankar
movieShivarathri Mahathme
1964 · Vijaya, King of Simhapuri
movieChandavalliya Thota
1964 · Hanuma
movieNavakoti Narayana
1964 · Purandaradasa
movieNaandi
1964 · Murthy
movieMana Mecchida Madadi
1963 · Srinath
movieVeerakesari
1963 · Narasimhanayaka
movieSathi Shakthi
1963 · Rakthaksha & Virupaksha (Dual Role)
movieKulavadhu
1963
movieKanyarathna
1963 · Raju
Nanda Deepa
movieNanda Deepa
1963 · Shankar
movieValmiki
1963
movieSantha Thukaram
1963 · Tukaram
movieVidhi Vilasa
1962
movieMahathma Kabir
1962
movieKantheredu Nodu
1961 · Gopanna
Kittur Chennamma
movieKittur Chennamma
1961 · Raja Mallasarja
movieBhaktha Kanakadasa
1960 · Kanakadasa
movieRanadheera Kanteerava
1960 · Ranadheera Kanteerava, Producer
movieAbba! Aa Hudugi
1959 · Shankar
movieMahishasura Mardini
1959 · Mahishasura
movieDharma Vijaya
1959
movieJagajyothi Basveshwara
1959 · King Bijjala
movieAnna Thangi
1958
movieShree Krishna Gaarudi
1958
movieBhookailasa
1958 · Ravana
movieRayara Sose
1957
movieBhaktha Vijaya
1956 · Santoba Pavar
movieOhileshwara
1956
movieHari Bhakta
1956 · Hari/Pundarika
movieSodari
1955 · Kailasanath
movieBedara Kannappa
1954 · Dinna/Kannappa
movieSri Kaalahasthi Mahatyam
1954 · Thinnayya / Kannappa