Lokesh

Lokesh
Lokesh
Born	Madapura Subbaiah Naidu Lokanatha Naidu; 19 May 1947; Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died	14 October 2004 (aged 57); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director and producer
Spouse	Girija
Children	Srujan Lokesh (Son) ; Pooja Lokesh (Shilpa) (Daughter)
Parent(s)	Subbaiah Naidu (father), Venkatamma (mother)

Last updated December 01, 2025

Lokesh (Kannada pronunciation: [loːkeːʃ] ; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004)^[2] was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada cinema.

Career

Lokesh made his film debut in the 1958 film Bhakta Prahlada .^[3] He had thrice won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor during his career, for Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (1974), for Parasangada Gendethimma (1978) and for Banker Margayya (1984).

Filmography


Year	Movie name	Notes
1958	Bhakta Prahlada
1968	Adda Daari
1974	Kaadu
1974	Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1975	Ninagagi Nanu
1975	Devara Kannu
1975	Ellorum Nallavare	Tamil debut Remake of Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1975	Andaroo Manchivare	Telugu debut Remake of Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1976	Ek Gaon Ki Kahani	Hindi debut Remake of Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1976	Punardattha
1976	Parivarthane
1977	Kakana Kote
1978	Vamsha Jyothi
1978	Nanna Prayaschittha
1978	Suli
1978	Parasangada Gendethimma
1979	Adalu Badalu
1979	Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja
1979	Muyyi
1979	Kamala
1979	Daaha
1979	Chandanada Gombe
1979	Mallige Sampige

Manini (1979)
Bhaktha Siriyala (1980)
Haddina Kannu (1980)
Hunnimeya Rathriyalli (1980)
Ellindalo Bandavaru (1980)
Jari Bidda Jana (1980)
Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru (1980)
Nari Swargakke Dari (1981)
Sangeetha (1981)
Yava Hoovu Yara Mudigo (1981)
Avali Javali (1981)
Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha (1981)
Yedeyuru Siddalingeshwara (1981)
Rudri (1982)
Archana (1982)
Adrushtavantha (1982)
Jimmy Gallu (1982)
Betthale Seve (1982)
Devara Theerpu (1983)
Banker Margayya (1983)
Ibbani Karagithu (1983)
Karune Illada Kanoonu (1983)
Onti Dhwani (1984)
Hennina Sowbhagya (1984)
Mooru Janma (1984)
Shwetha Gulabi (1985)
Savira Sullu (1985)
Mavano Aliyano (1985)
Shiva Kotta Sowbhagya (1985)
Lancha Lancha Lancha (1986)
Premaloka (1987)
Sangrama (1987)
Thayi Kotta Thali (1987)
Surya (1987)
Ranadheera (1988)
Madhuri (1989)
Sankranthi (1989)
Kindari Jogi (1989)
Aasegobba Meesegobba (1990)
Anukoolakkobba Ganda (1990)
Bhujangayyana Dashavathara (1991)
Ramachaari (1991)
Veerappan (1991)
Hosamane Aliya (1991)
Chaitrada Premanjali (1992)
Ksheera Sagara (1992)
Gopi Krishna (1992)
Guru Brahma (1992)
Baa Nanna Preethisu (1992)
Bharjari Gandu (1992)
Mavanige Takka Aliya (1992)
Angaili Apsare (1993)
Gundana Maduve (1993)
Alimayya (1993)
Shrungara Raja (1993)
Bevu Bella (1993)
Chinna Nee Naguthiru (1994)
Lockup Death (1994)
Yarigu Helbedi (1994)
Mahashakthi Maye (1994)
Poorna Sathya (1994)
Panjarada Gili (1994)
Putnanja (1995)
Mojugara Sogasugara (1995)
Madhura Maithri (1995)
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai (1995)
Putmalli (1995)
Karpoorada Gombe (1996)
Shiva Leele (1996)
Sthree (1996)
Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi (1997)
Mavana Magalu (1997)
Kodagina Kaveri (1997)
Halliyadarenu Shiva (1997)
Bhoomi Geetha (1997)
Mungarina Minchu (1997)
Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi (1997)
Kurubana Rani (1998)
Mr. Putsami (1998)
Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998)
Preethsod Thappa (1998)
Thayiya Runa (1998)
Coolie Raja (1999)
Patela (1999)
Krishnarjuna (2000)
Gatti Mela (2001)
Nanna Preethiya Hudugi (2001)
Rusthum (2001)
Boothayyana Makkalu (2002)
Ninne Preethisuve (2002)
Punjabi House (2002)
Nanjundi (2003)
Shravana Sambhrama (2003)

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards

1973–74: Best Actor – Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1978–79: Best Actor – Parasangada Gendethimma
1983–84: Best Actor – Banker Margayya

Filmfare Awards South

1974: Best Actor – Kannada – Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1980: Best Actor – Kannada – Ellindalo Bandavaru
1991: Best Director – Kannada – Bhujangayyana Dashavathara

Aryabhata Film Awards

1997: Best Supporting actor – Mungarina Minchu ^[4]

References

↑ "A 'Parasanga' comes to an end". Deccan Herald . 24 October 2004. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
↑ "Legendary actor, director Lokesh passes away".
↑ "Only bitten, not bitter". Deccan herald. 22 November 1998. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
↑ "Seven awards for Nagamandala". Deccan Herald. 15 May 1998. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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[1] "A 'Parasanga' comes to an end". Deccan Herald . 24 October 2004. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

[2] "Legendary actor, director Lokesh passes away".

[3] "Only bitten, not bitter". Deccan herald. 22 November 1998. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[4] "Seven awards for Nagamandala". Deccan Herald. 15 May 1998. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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v t e Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
1967–1980	Rajkumar (1967) R. Nagendra Rao (1968) B. R. Panthulu (1969) Rajkumar (1970) Venkata Rao Thalegeri (1971) Vishnuvardhan (1972) Lokesh (1973) Rajkumar (1974) M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1975) Rajkumar (1976) Vishnuvardhan (1977) Lokesh (1978) Anant Nag (1979) Srinath (1980)
1981–2000	Rajkumar (1981) Rajkumar (1982) Lokesh (1983) Vishnuvardhan (1984) Anant Nag (1985) Charuhasan (1986) Anant Nag (1987) Rajkumar (1988) Sridhar (1989) Vishnuvardhan (1990) Devaraj (1991) Rajkumar (1992) Rajkumar (1993) Anant Nag (1994) Shiva Rajkumar (1995) Ramesh Aravind (1996) Vishnuvardhan (1997) Vishnuvardhan & Ramesh Aravind (1998) Shiva Rajkumar (1999) H. G. Dattatreya (2000)
2001–2020	V. Ravichandran (2001) Sudeepa (2002) Shiva Rajkumar (2003) Sri Murali (2004) Shiva Rajkumar (2005) Duniya Vijay (2006) Puneeth Rajkumar (2007) Yogesh (2008) Vishnuvardhan (2009) Puneeth Rajkumar (2010) Arjun Sarja (2011) Darshan (2012) Nikhil Manju (2013) Sanchari Vijay (2014) Vijay Raghavendra (2015) Achyuth Kumar (2016) Vishruth Naik (2017) Raghavendra Rajkumar (2018) Sudeepa (2019) Prajwal Devaraj (2020)
2021–present	Rakshit Shetty (2021)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor
1972–1989	Venkata Rao Talegiri (1972) Dr. Rajkumar (1973) Lokesh (1974) Dr. Rajkumar (1975) Srinath (1976) Maanu (1977) Dr. Rajkumar (1978) Anant Nag (1979) Lokesh (1980) Dr. Rajkumar (1981) Anant Nag (1982) Girish Karnad (1983) Dr. Rajkumar (1984) Dr. Rajkumar (1985) Dr. Rajkumar (1986) Kamal Haasan (1987) Vishnuvardhan (1988) Anant Nag (1989)
1990–2009	Anant Nag (1990) Anant Nag (1991) Charuhasan (1992) Dr. Rajkumar (1993) Unknown (1994) Shiva Rajkumar (1995) Shiva Rajkumar (1996) Ramesh Aravind (1997) Ramesh Aravind (1998) Shiva Rajkumar (1999) Vishnuvardhan (2000) Sudeepa (2001) Sudeepa (2002) Sudeepa (2003) Vishnuvardhan (2004) Prem Kumar (2005) Puneeth Rajkumar (2006) Duniya Vijay (2007) Ganesh (2008) Ganesh (2009)
2010–present	Shiva Rajkumar (2010) Puneeth Rajkumar (2011) Darshan (2012) Prem Kumar (2013) Yash (2014) Puneeth Rajkumar (2015) Anant Nag (2016) Puneeth Rajkumar (2017) Yash (2018) Dhananjaya (2020/2021) Rishab Shetty (2022) Rakshit Shetty (2023)

Lokesh

Born	Madapura Subbaiah Naidu Lokanatha Naidu (1947-05-19)19 May 1947^[1] Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died	14 October 2004(2004-10-14) (aged 57) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director and producer
Spouse	Girija
Children	Srujan Lokesh (Son) Pooja Lokesh (Shilpa) (Daughter)
Parent(s)	Subbaiah Naidu (father), Venkatamma (mother)