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Dr. Rajkumar
Darsteller, Produzent
Born April 24, 1929Died April 12, 2006 (76 years)
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 than fifty times and the first actor whose movies were remade in nine languages. He was the first actor in India to enact a role which was based on James Bond in a full-fledged manner. The success of his movie Jedara Bale is credited to have widely inspired an Indian bond genre in other Indian film industries. On the occasion of the "Centenary of Indian Cinema" in April 2013, Forbes included his performance in Bangaarada Manushya on its list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". Upon his death, The New York Times had described him as one of India's most popular movie stars.
Dr. Rajkumar Filmography
| 2000 | |
| 1994 | Odahuttidavaru · as Ramanna |
| 1993 | Akasmika · as Narasimha Murthy |
| 1992 | Jeevana Chaitra · as Vishwanathaiah |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Devatha Manushya · as Krishna Murthy |
| 1988 | Shiva Mecchida Kannappa · as Shiva |
| 1987 | Ondu Muthina Kathe · as Aithu |
| 1987 | Shruti Seridaga · as Dr. G. N. Murthy |
| 1986 | Guri · as Kaliprasad |
| 1986 | Anuraaga Aralithu · as Shankar |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Jwalamukhi · as Jayasimha |
| 1985 | Ade Kannu · as Jagannath Rao & Gopi |
| 1985 | Dhruva Tare · as Sagar |
| 1984 | Shravana Banthu · as Raghu/kumar/peter |
| 1984 | Apoorva Sangama · as Gopi Krishna / Santhosh |
| 1984 | Samayada Gombe · as Gurumurthy |
| 1984 | Yarivanu? · as Inspector Bhaskar |
| 1983 | Bhakta Prahlada · as Hiranyakashipu |
| 1983 | Kavirathna Kaalidaasa · as Kalidasa |
| 1983 | Eradu Nakshatragalu · as Vijaya |
| 1983 | Kamana Billu · as Suryanarayana "soorappa" |
| 1982 | Chelisuva Modagalu · as Mohan |
| 1982 | Halu Jenu · as Ranga |
| 1982 | Hosa Belaku · as Ravi |
| 1981 | Havina Hede · as Muthanna |
| 1981 | Nee Nanna Gellalare · as Srikanth |
| 1981 | Keralida Simha · as Shankar |
| 1981 | Bhagyavantha · as Cameo |
| 1980 | Vasantha Geetha · as Vasantha |
| 1980 | Ravichandra · as Ravi / Chandra |
| 1979 | Huliya Halina Mevu · as Chengumani |
| 1978 | Thayige Takka Maga · as Kumar |
| 1978 | Operation Diamond Racket · as Prakash |
| 1978 | Shankar Guru · as Rajashekhar/jairaj, Shankar & Guru (triple Role) |
| 1977 | Sanadhi Appanna · as Appanna |
| 1977 | Giri Kanye · as Chenna |
| 1977 | Bhagyavantharu · as Kumar |
| 1977 | Babruvahana · as Arjuna & Babruvahana (dual Role) |
| 1976 | Badavara Bandhu · as Ranga |
| 1976 | Na Ninna Mareyalare · as Anand |
| 1976 | Raja Nanna Raja · as Raja |
| 1976 | Bahaddur Gandu · as Panju |
| 1976 | Premada Kanike · as Manohar |
| 1976 | Mayura · as Mayura |
| 1975 | Trimurthi · as Sridhar/vijay/shekhar/sheshagiri |
| 1975 | Daari Tappida Maga · as Prakash/prashanth & Prasad (dual Role) |
| 1975 | Mayura · as Mayura |
| 1975 | Bhakta Kumbhara · as Gora |
| 1974 | Shri Srinivasa Kalyana · as Lord Venkateswara |
| 1974 | Sampathige Saval · as Veerabhadra |
| 1974 | Eradu Kanasu · as Ramu |
| 1973 | Bangaarada Panjara · as Beera |
| 1973 | Mooruvare Vajragalu · as Narada & Krishna (dual Role) |
| 1973 | Gandhada Gudi · as Kumar |
| 1973 | Doorada Betta · as Shivu |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Bangarada Manushya · as Rajiv |
| 1972 | Hrudaya Sangama · as Jamindaar Rajanna / Kumar |
| 1971 | Sipayi Ramu · as Ramu Alias Ram Singh |
| 1971 | Sakshatkara · as Mahesh |
| 1971 | Pratidhwani · as Ashok |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Kasturi Nivasa · as Ravi Varma |
| 1970 | Bhale Jodi · as Ramesh |
| 1970 | Karulinakare · as Parameshi |
| 1970 | Sri Krishna Deva Raya · as Krishnadevaraya |
| 1970 | Devara Makkalu · as Ranga |
| 1969 | Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 · as Prakash |
| 1969 | Mayor Muthanna · as Mutthanna |
| 1969 | Gandondu Hennaru · as Anand Rao |
| 1969 | Margadarshi · as Srikantha |
| 1968 | Goa Dalli CID 999 · as Prakash (c.i.d 999) |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Gandhinagara · as Shekhar |
| 1968 | Jedara Bale · as Prakash |
| 1968 | Dhoomakethu · as Kumar |
| 1967 | Immadi Pulakesi · as Immadi Pulikeshi |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | Sandhya Raga · as Lakshmana |
| 1966 | Prema Mayi · as Madhu |
| 1966 | Balanagamma · as Karyavardhiraju |
| 1966 | Emmay Thammanna · as Thammanna |
| 1965 | Satya Harishchandra · as Raja Harishchandra |
| 1965 | Madhuve Madi Nodu · as Vasu |
| 1965 | Chandrahasa · as Chandrahasa |
| 1965 | Bettada Huli · as Raju |
| 1964 | Navakoti Narayana · as Purandaradasa |
| 1963 | Malli Madhuve · as Ananda |
| 1963 | Jeevana Taranga · as Kumar |
| 1962 | Vidhi Vilasa · as Madhava |
| 1962 | Mahatma Kabir · as Cast |
| 1961 | Bhakta Cheta · as Cheta |
| 1960 | Ranadheera Kanteerava · as Kanteerava |
| 1960 | Bhakta Kanakadasa · as Kanakadasa |
| 1959 | Abba! A Hudgi · as Shankar |
| 1959 | Mahishasura Mardini · as Mahishasura |
| 1958 | |
| 1956 | Bhaktha Vijaya · as Santoba Pavar |
| 1954 | Bedara Kannappa · as Dinna/kannappa |
| 2005 | Jogi · as Self |