Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four decades. The duo scored music for about 375 films, over 200 of them in Kannada and the remainder in other languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu, Hindi and Sinhala. They composed innumerable hits, hundreds of melodious tunes in their career spanning four decades. They also hold the record for the longest active musical pair in the industry.
Vidyasagar, known by his stage name Rajesh, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. Known as 'Kala Thapaswi', Rajesh was an ardent fan of literature. He appeared in many films as the lead in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later on gravitated to strong character roles. He is the father of film actress Aasha Rani who acted in Rathasapthami with Shivrajkumar and the father-in-law of popular Kannada and Tamil actor Arjun Sarja.
Devara Gudi is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language drama film starring Vishnuvardhan and Bharathi along with Leelavathi, Manjula and Rajesh. The film was directed and edited by R. Ramamurthy and written by A. S. Prakasham
Gaali Maathu is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed and produced by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ta. Ra. Su. The film stars Jai Jagadish, Lakshmi, Hema Choudhary and Kokila Mohan.
Kanasugara (transl. Dreamer) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Karan. Film stars V. Ravichandran, Prema and Shashikumar, Hema Choudhary in lead roles. Kanasugara is a remake of 1998 Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen. Music is composed by Rajesh Ramanath.
Yaarivanu is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language thriller film, directed by Dorai–Bhagavan and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath, B. Saroja Devi, Roopa Devi, Hema Choudhary and Puneeth Rajkumar. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and story was by M. D. Sundar. Master Lohith played a double role in the movie, though both roles never appear together onscreen. It was his second dual role movie after the 1983 movie Eradu Nakshatragalu.
Rama Parashurama is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Vijay and produced by Smt Gowramma Somashekar and Smt Dhanalakshmi Vijay. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Mugiyada Kathe is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Durai and produced by P. H. Rama Rao and R. Pandari Bai. The film stars Rajesh, Sumithra, Pandari Bai and Dinesh. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Devara Gedda Manava is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by Y. V. Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, M. P. Shankar, Narasimharaju and Mikkilineni. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. Rao and Krishnamurthy shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as Devuni Gelichina Manavudu starring Kanta Rao.
Thayigintha Devarilla is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by Lakshmi Vajramuni. The film stars Srinath, Jayanthi, Manjula and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Kranthiyogi Basavanna is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee). The film stars Ashok, Aarathi, Srinivasa Murthy, Manjula, Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This movie is about life of one of the greatest social reformer of India Vishwa Guru Basavanna. He is the founder of Lingayat religion. Basavanna was first on earth to come up with idea of a parliament. In 12th century, Basavanna formed the first parliament in the world called "Anubhava Mantapa".
Manku Thimma is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish, Manjula, Srinath, Padmapriya and Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya which was also remade in Hindi in 1970 as Mastana starring Mehmood and in Tamil in 1970 as Patham Pasali starring Nagesh.
Kulla Kulli is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish and Jayachitra in the lead roles, while T. N. Balakrishna and Tiger Prabhakar appear in supporting roles. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Preethi Vathsalya is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Bhargava and D. V. Rajaram. The film stars Tiger Prabhakar, Aarathi, Srinath and Sridhar. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Nari Munidare Mari is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Geethapriya and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Kalpana, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and B. Jaya. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Beluvalada Madilalli is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Geethapriya and produced by Smt Vanajakshi Devaraj. The film stars Rajesh, Kalpana, Balakrishna and Venkatarao Thalageri. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Avali Javali is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao and produced by P. Krishnaraj. The film stars Srinath, Lokesh, Chandrashekar and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Satyam.
Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chaudhary is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film Pelli Kani Pelli in 1976, she switched over to supporting roles in the 1980s.
Mangalya is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu. The film is a remake of 1973 Telugu film Jeevana Tarangalu which was based on the novel Jeevana Tarangalu by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani.
Prema Sangama is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Bhargava and written by Karaikudi Narayanan. The film stars Ambareesh and Malashri. The film had cinematography by R. Madhusudhan and the dialogues and lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
