Raghavendra Rajkumar

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Raghavendra Rajkumar
Born (1965-08-15) 15 August 1965 (age 58)
Madras, Madras State (now in Tamil Nadu), India
Other namesRaganna [1]
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer, film producer
Years active1974–present
SpouseMangala
Children Vinay Rajkumar Yuva Rajkumar
Parent(s) Dr. Rajkumar (father)
Parvathamma (mother)
RelativesSee Rajkumar family

Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film Chiranjeevi Sudhakar (1988) before appearing in the hugely successful 1989 film Nanjundi Kalyana . He went on to star in films such as Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989), Anukoolakkobba Ganda (1990), and Geluvina Saradaara (1996). [2] His last prominent film was Upendra's Swasthik (1998), a box office failure. He starred in Pakkadmane Hudugi (2004) before taking a fifteen year sabbatical from acting. [3] Since then he has produced television serials under Poornima Productions and films under Sri Vajreshwari Combines. [2]

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His comeback film as a villain, Chillum, was dropped. [4] In 2019, when he went to act in a lead role in the movie Ammana Mane (2019), the Prime Minister of Singapore heard about it and watched the movie. [5]

Personal life

His brothers are Shiva Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar. [6] [7] His son Vinay Rajkumar is an actor. [8]

He was admitted to a Singapore hospital in 2013 due to a stroke. [9] He has undergone physiotherapy treatment. [10]

Filmography

As actor

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRole(s)NotesRef.
1974 Sri Srinivasa Kalyana Child artist [1]
1975 Daari Tappida Maga KittyChild artist
1988Chiranjeevi SudhakarSudhakarLead debut [11]
1989 Nanjundi Kalyana Raghuchandra [12]
Gajapathi Garvabhanga Kishore
1990 Aasegobba Meesegobba RaghuCameo appearance [13]
Anukoolakkobba Ganda Brahmachari
1991 Kalyana Mantapa Shankara
1992Bharjari GanduGopi
1993Anuraagada AlegaluPriyadarshan
Navibbaru NamagibbaruChandruDual role
1994 Sagara Deepa Kumar
1995Aata HudugaataRaj
Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata
1996Srimathi KalyanaAnand
Geluvina SaradaaraSeethapathi
SutradharaRavindra
1997ShivaranjaniShiva
1998 Swasthik Guru [14]
1999 Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi Kumar [15]
2004 Pakkadmane Hudugi Balu [3] [16]
2019 Ammana Mane Rajeeva Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor [17] [18]
Thrayambakam Shiva Rudraiah [19]
2021 Rajatantra Captain Rajaram [20]
Pogaru Shiva's guru [21]
2022Raaji
James Santosh's Ashrama GuruCameo appearance [22]
2024 Rangasamudra Philanthropist [23]
TBAAadisidaatha†TBADelayed [24]

As singer

YearFilmSong(s)Composer(s)Notes
1989Nanjundi Kalyana"Nijava Nudiyale", "Hosa Premadalli" Upendra Kumar
1990Gajapathi GarvabhangaAll songs except "Jataka Kudure" Upendra Kumar
1990Anukoolakkobba GandaAll songs Upendra Kumar
1991Kalyana MantapaAll songs except "Ombathu Ombathu" Upendra Kumar
1993Anuragada AlegaluAll songs except "Jeeva Kogile" Hamsalekha
1995Aata HudugaataAll songs Sadhu Kokila
2019Ammana ManeAll songsSameer Kulakarani

As producer

Film

FilmNotes
1987 Shruthi Seridaaga
2010 Jackie
2012 Anna Bond
2012 Yaare Koogadali
2016 Run Antony

Television

YearTitleNotes
2019Marali Bandalu Seethe
2020Jeeva Hoovagide [25]

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Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj, 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, Bangarada Manushya, Vara Nata, Gaana Gandharva, Rasikara Raja, Kannada Kanteerava and Rajanna/Annavru. 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 a Desi 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.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shiva Rajkumar</span> Indian actor (born 1962)

Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter, who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received several awards, including four Karnataka State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South and six South Indian International Movie Awards.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parvathamma Rajkumar</span> Indian film producer and distributor (1939–2017)

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<i>Pakkadmane Hudugi</i> 2004 Indian film

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