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Kemparaj Urs
Born
D. Kemparaj Urs

(1917-02-05)5 February 1917[1]
Kallahalli, Hunsur Taluk, Mysore State, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died18 May 1982(1982-05-18) (aged 65)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
Years active1942–1964
SpouseT. N. Lalitha
Children3
Parents
  • Devaraj Urs (father)
  • Devirammanni (mother)
FamilyD. Devaraj Urs (brother)

D. Kemaparaj Urs (5 February 1917 – 18 May 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter, actor, director and producer who worked mainly in the Kannada film industry.[2] His movies in 1940s and 1950s created an impact on the audience. Even before Dr. Rajkumar's arrival to the industry, Urs was already an established star. His elder brother D. Devaraj Urs, served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Personal life

Kemparaj Urs was born in Kallahalli, Hunsur taluk in Mysore to Devaraj Urs and Deveerammanni. His elder brother was D. Devaraj Urs. Kemparaj was an English literature student. He married his classmate Lalitha and had three daughters. Urs aspired to be a doctor but inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and joined freedom struggle and jailed even.[3]

Career

Urs met doyen of Kannada theatre Gubbi Veeranna and started playing in theatre plays in Gubbi company. In 1942, as an independent producer, Gubbi Veeranna made his first film Jeevana Nataka under his own banner Gubbi Films, casting Kemparaj Urs as the male lead opposite to Shanta Hublikar and M. V. Rajamma.[4] Then in 1947, he played the role Kamsa in the film Krishnaleela which was a hit. His biggest success was Raja Vikrama in 1951 which completed 25 weeks in single theatre.[5] He produced and directed a number of movies in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. Urs also chaired the "Karnataka Film Development Board".

Autobiography

Kemparaj Urs has written an autobiography, "Aravattu Varshagalu"(Eng: Sixty years), published in 1979.[6]

Death

Kemparaj Urs died on 18 May 1982, surviving his wife and daughters.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Language Role Notes
Director Producer Actor
1942 Jeevana Nataka Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kannada Mohan Debut film
1947 Mahananda Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kannada
1947 Krishnaleela Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kannada Kamsa
1948 Bhakta Ramadasa Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Kannada Badh Shaw
1950 Shiva Parvati Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kannada
1950 Raja Vikrama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
Tamil 		Vikrama
1953 Srikrishna Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kannada
1954 Karkottai Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Tamil
1954 Jaladurga Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1957 Nala Damayanti Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
Telugu
Tamil
1959 Azhagarmalai Kalvan Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Tamil
1964 Nava Jeevana Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kannada

References

  1. ^ "Celebrity Kemparaj Urs". chiloka.com.
  2. ^ "Kemparaj Urs birth anniversary". Digital Kannada.com. 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Glorious body of work". The Hindu. 8 February 2017. [dead link]
  4. ^ "History 15 - Jeevana Nataka - Gubbi Veeranna Independent Producer". chitraloka.com. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Kannada film actor Kemparaj Urs". Udayavani.com. 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Autobiography of Kemparaj Urs". mythicsociety.org.
  7. ^ "ಕೆಂಪರಾಜ ಅರಸ್ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ". NanuGowri.com. 18 May 2020.

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