Raghavendra Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar | |
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| File:Rrkunique.jpg Raghavendra in 2010 | |
| Born | 15 August 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, film producer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse | Mangala |
| Children | Vinay Rajkumar, Yuva Rajkumar |
| Parent(s) | Rajkumar (father) Parvathamma (mother) |
| Relatives | See Rajkumar family |
Raghavendra Rajkumar is an Indian film producer and former actor in Kannada cinema. He was also a singer and sang in some movies in which he acted. He is the second son of actor Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma. He made his film debut as a lead actor in Chiranjeevi Sudhakar (1988) before appearing the hugely successful 1989 film Nanjundi Kalyana. He has since produced three films under Sri Vajreshwari Combines. His son Vinay Rajkumar is an actor.[1] He was admitted to Singapore in 2013 due to stroke. Six years later, when he went to act in a lead role in the movie Ammana Mane, the Prime Minister of Singapore heard about it and watched the movie.[2] His 25th movie is Aadisidaata including two movies as child artist and one movie in guest appearance.
Filmography
As actor
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | No | Film | Role(s) | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 01 | Sri Srinivasa Kalyana | Vijay | Child Actor | ||
| 1975 | 02 | Daari Tappida Maga | Kitty | Peketi Sivaram | Child Actor | |
| 1988 | 03 | Chiranjeevi Sudhakar | Sudhakar | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Debut movie | |
| 1989 | 04 | Nanjundi Kalyana | Raghuchandra | M. S. Rajashekar | Based on Parvathavani's Kannada drama which was a translation of William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew Remade in Telugu as Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla |
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| 05 | Gajapathi Garvabhanga | kishore | M. S. Rajashekar | |||
| 1990 | 06 | Aasegobba Meesegobba | Raghu | M. S. Rajashekar | Cameo appearance | |
| 07 | Anukoolakkobba Ganda | Brahmachari | M. S. Rajashekar | Remake of Joroo Ka Ghulam | ||
| 1991 | 08 | Kalyana Mantapa | Shankara | V. Govindaraj | Parially inspired by Ooty Varai Uravu | |
| 09 | Sutradhara | Ravindra | M. S. Rajashekar | Based on Happy Go Lovely | ||
| 10 | Bharjari Gandu | Gopi | Renuka Sharma | Second half partially inspired by Apna Desh and its original Kathanayakudu | ||
| 1993 | 11 | Anuraagada Alegalu | Priyadarshan | S. Narayan | ||
| 12 | Navibbaru Namagibbaru | Chandru | M. S. Rajashekar | Dual role | ||
| 1994 | 13 | Sagara Deepa | Kumar | T. S. Nagabharana | Based on the novel of same name by Veerappa Moily | |
| 1995 | 14 | Aata Hudugaata | Raj | B. Ramamurthy | Remake of Khiladi | |
| 1996 | 15 | Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata | Relangi Narasimha Rao | |||
| 16 | Srimathi Kalyana | Anand | C. H. Balaji Singh | |||
| 17 | Geluvina Saradaara | Seethapathi | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Partially based on Ketu Duplicatu | ||
| 18 | Shivaranjani | Shiva | H. S. Rajashekar | Remake of Dil | ||
| 1999 | 19 | Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi | Kumar | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Based on Tum Haseen Main Jawaan | |
| 20 | Swasthik | Guru | Upendra | |||
| 2004 | 21 | Pakkadmane Hudugi | M. S. Rajashekar | Remake of Padosan | ||
| 2019 | 22 | Ammana Mane | Rajeeva | Nikhil Manju | Based on a novel by Sri Lalithe[3] | |
| 23 | Thrayambakam | Shiva Rudraih | Dayal Padmanabhan | |||
| 2020 | 24 | Pogaru † | TBA | Nanda Kishore | Filming | [4] |
| 25 | Aadisidaatha† | TBA | Phaneesh Bharadwaj | Filming |
As singer
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Composer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Nanjundi Kalyana | "Nijava Nudiyale", "Hosa Premadalli" | Upendra Kumar | |
| 1990 | Gajapathi Garvabhanga | All songs except Jataka Kudure | Upendra Kumar | |
| 1990 | Anukoolakkobba Ganda | All songs | Upendra Kumar | |
| 1991 | Kalyana Mantapa | All songs except Ombathu Ombathu | Upendra Kumar | |
| 2019 | Ammana Mane | All songs | Sameer Kulakarani |
As producer
| Film | Notes |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Shruthi Seridaaga |
| 2010 | Jackie |
| 2012 | Anna Bond |
| 2012 | Yaare Koogadali |
References
- ^ K, B. (5 April 2016). "Vinay Rajkumar: On the run". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Raghavendra Rajkumar: I thank God for the stroke".
- ^ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ammana-mane-review-raghavendra-rajkumar-shines-slow-paced-family-drama-97978
- ^ R., Shilpa Sebastian (13 November 2018). "Of homes and hearts". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
External links
- Raghavendra Rajkumar at IMDb
- Fecilitation Ceremony of Raghavendra Raj Kumar organized by Slum Children and Women Development Association in Bangalore [1]
- Plackback Songs by Raghavendra RajKumar (Audio) from Udbhava.com [2]