Dr. Rajkumar biography
Dr. Rajkumar was an Indian Kannada film actor, singer, born on 24 April 1929 in Kingdom of Mysore, who died on 12 April 2006.
Dr. Rajkumar's screen career began in 1942 with Bhakta Prahlada, playing school-going child.
Dr. Rajkumar had 230 screen credits in Kannada cinema between 1942 and 2000.
Honours include Filmfare Awards South, Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan.
- Also known as
- Rajkumar
- Born
- 24 April 1929
- Died
- 12 April 2006 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Kingdom of Mysore
- Work
- Singer, Film actor, Film producer, Actor
- Film industries
- Kannada cinema
- Years active
- 1942 to 2005
- Awards
- Filmfare Awards South
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Padma Bhushan
- Karnataka Ratna
Dr. Rajkumar filmography
230 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shabdavedhi | Sandeep | ||
| 1994 | Odahuttidavaru | Ramanna | ||
| 1994 | Gandhada Gudi Part 2 | Kumar | Special Appearance | |
| 1993 | Aakasmika | Narasimha Murthy | ||
| 1992 | Jeevana Chaitra | Vishwanathaiah | ||
| 1990 | Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan | Malayalam | ||
| 1989 | Parashuram | Parashuram | ||
| 1988 | Shiva Mecchida Kannappa | Shiva | Special Appearance | |
| 1988 | Devatha Manushya | Krishna Murthy | ||
| 1987 | Shruthi Seridaaga | Dr. G. N. Murthy | ||
| 1987 | Ondu Muttina Kathe | Aithu | ||
| 1986 | Guri | Kaliprasad | ||
| 1986 | Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma | Panduranga | ||
| 1986 | Anuraga Aralithu | Shankar | ||
| 1985 | Jwaalamukhi | Jayasimha | ||
| 1985 | Dhruva Thare | Sagar | ||
| 1985 | Ade Kannu | Jagannatha Rao/Gopi | ||
| 1984 | Yarivanu | Bhaskar | ||
| 1984 | Shravana Banthu | Raghu/Kumar/Peter | ||
| 1984 | Samayada Gombe | Anil/Gurumurthy | ||
| 1984 | Apoorva Sangama | Santhosh/Gopi | ||
| 1983 | Kaviratna Kalidasa | Kalidasa/ Dushyanta | ||
| 1983 | Kaamana Billu | Suryanarayana "Soori" | ||
| 1983 | Eradu Nakshatragalu | Vijaya | ||
| 1983 | Bhakta Prahlada | Hiranyakashipu |
Show all 230 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hosa Belaku | Ravi | ||
| 1982 | Haalu Jenu | Rangaswamy | ||
| 1982 | Chalisuva Modagalu | Mohan | ||
| 1981 | Keralida Simha | Shankar | ||
| 1981 | Havina Hede | Kannada | ||
| 1981 | Nee Nanna Gellalare | Srikanth | ||
| 1981 | Haavina Hede | Mutthanna/Raj | ||
| 1981 | Bhagyavantha | Unnamed character | Cameo | |
| 1980 | Vasantha Geetha | Kannada | ||
| 1980 | Soolam | Tamil | ||
| 1980 | Ravichandra | Ravi/Chandra | ||
| 1980 | Vasanta Geetha | Vasanth | ||
| 1979 | Nanobba Kalla | Gopi/Chandrasekhar | ||
| 1979 | Huliya Haalina Mevu | Chengumani | ||
| 1978 | Thayige Thakka Maga | Kumar | ||
| 1978 | Operation Diamond Racket | Prakash (CID 999) | ||
| 1978 | Shankar Guru | Rajashekhar (Jayraj)/ Shankar/ Gurumurthy | ||
| 1977 | Olavu Geluvu | Mohan | ||
| 1977 | Giri Kanye | Chenna | ||
| 1977 | Bhagyavantharu | Kumar | ||
| 1977 | Babruvahana | Babruvahana / Arjuna | ||
| 1977 | Sanaadi Appanna | Appanna | ||
| 1976 | Raja Nanna Raja | Raja | ||
| 1976 | Premada Kanike | Manohar | ||
| 1976 | Naa Ninna Mareyalare | Anand | ||
| 1976 | Bahaddur Gandu | Panju | ||
| 1976 | Badavara Bandhu | Ranganatha "Ranga" | ||
| 1975 | Thrimurthy | Sridhar / Vijay / Shekhar / Sheshagiri | ||
| 1975 | Mayura | Mayurasharma | ||
| 1975 | Daari Tappida Maga | Prasad / Prakash (Prashanth) | ||
| 1974 | Sri Srinivasa Kalyana | Lord Srinivasa | ||
| 1974 | Sampathige Savaal | Kannada | ||
| 1974 | Eradu Kanasu | Ramachandraraya | ||
| 1974 | Sampathige Saval | Veerabhadra | ||
| 1974 | Bhakta Kumbara | Gora Kumbhar | ||
| 1974 | Bangaarada Panjara | Beera | ||
| 1973 | Devaru Kotta Thangi | Raghu | ||
| 1973 | Swayamvara | Nataraj | ||
| 1973 | Mooruvare Vajragalu | Kannada | ||
| 1973 | Bidugade | M. B. Shekhar | ||
| 1973 | Mooroovare Vajragalu | Narada / Krishna | ||
| 1973 | Gandhada Gudi | Kumar | ||
| 1973 | Doorada Betta | Shiva | ||
| 1972 | Sipayi Ramu | Ramu/Ram Singh | ||
| 1972 | Nanda Gokula | Anand | ||
| 1972 | Kranti Veera | Chandrakumara/Vijay | ||
| 1972 | Jaga Mecchida Maga | Aaditya | ||
| 1972 | Hrudaya Sangama | Rajanna/Kumar | ||
| 1972 | Bangaarada Manushya | Rajeeva | ||
| 1972 | Janma Rahasya | Kumar | ||
| 1972 | Bhale Huchcha | Gopi | ||
| 1971 | Thayi Devaru | Krishna | ||
| 1971 | Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama | Krishna | ||
| 1971 | Sakshatkara | Mahesh | ||
| 1971 | Nyayave Devaru | Raghu | ||
| 1971 | Namma Samsara | Krishna | ||
| 1971 | Kula Gourava | Raja Raghunatha Rao/Ravi (Chandrashekharaiah)/ Dr. Anand | ||
| 1971 | Kasturi Nivasa | Ravi Varma | ||
| 1971 | Kasidre Kailasa | Gopinath | ||
| 1971 | Baala Bandana | Kannada | ||
| 1971 | Pratidwani | Ashok | ||
| 1971 | Baala Bandhana | Ranga | ||
| 1970 | Paropakari | Mohan/Ramanna | ||
| 1970 | Nanna Thamma | Prasad | ||
| 1970 | Nadina Bhagya | Balu | Extended Cameo | |
| 1970 | Mr. Rajkumar | Raj/Kumar/Farooq Baba | ||
| 1970 | Karulina Kare | Parameshi | ||
| 1970 | Hasiru Thorana | Madhu | ||
| 1970 | Devara Makkalu | Ranga | ||
| 1970 | C.I.D. Rajanna | CID Rajanna | ||
| 1970 | Bhoopathi Ranga | Bhaskar/Bhoopathi Ranga | ||
| 1970 | Bhale Jodi | Ramesh/Suresh | ||
| 1970 | Baalu Belagithu | Shankar/Paapanna | ||
| 1970 | Sri Krishnadevaraya | Krishnadevaraya | ||
| 1969 | Uyyale | Krishnegowda | ||
| 1969 | Punarjanma | Chenna | ||
| 1969 | Mayor Muthanna | Mutthanna | ||
| 1969 | Margadarshi | Srikaanth | ||
| 1969 | Gandondu Hennaru | Anand Rao | ||
| 1969 | Choori Chikkanna | Chikkanna/Bhaskar | ||
| 1969 | Chikkamma | Sundar | ||
| 1969 | Bhale Raja | Shivaraj/Raju | ||
| 1969 | Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 | Prakash (CID 999) | ||
| 1969 | Mallammana Pavada | Chandrakantha | ||
| 1968 | Simhaswapna | Manohara | ||
| 1968 | Sarvamangala | Nataraja | ||
| 1968 | Rowdy Ranganna | Kannada | ||
| 1968 | Nata Sarvabhouma | Kannada | ||
| 1968 | Manassakshi | Somanna | ||
| 1968 | Mahasathi Arundathi | Vasishtha | ||
| 1968 | Jedara Bale | Prakash (CID 999) | ||
| 1968 | Hannele Chiguridaga | Prasad | ||
| 1968 | Goa Dalli CID 999 | Prakash (CID 999) | ||
| 1968 | Gandhinagara | Shekhar/Mahadevayya | ||
| 1968 | Dhoomakethu | Kannada | ||
| 1968 | Bhagyada Bagilu | Raju | ||
| 1968 | Bhagya Devathe | Chaduranga | ||
| 1968 | Amma | Sridhar | ||
| 1968 | Rowdi Ranganna | Ranga | ||
| 1968 | Mannina Maga | Raju | ||
| 1968 | Dhoomaketu | Kumar | ||
| 1968 | Bangalore Mail | Shyamsundar | ||
| 1967 | Sathi Sukanya | Chyavana Maharshi | ||
| 1967 | Rajashekara | Shekharavarma | ||
| 1967 | Rajadurgada Rahasya | Ramanna Nayaka/Somanna Nayaka | ||
| 1967 | Parvathi Kalyana | Shiva | ||
| 1967 | Manassiddare Marga | Kannada | ||
| 1967 | Lagna Pathrike | Raghuram | ||
| 1967 | Immadi Pulikeshi | Kannada | ||
| 1967 | Gange Gowri | Shiva | ||
| 1967 | Devara Gedda Manava | Vijaya | ||
| 1967 | Chakra Theertha | Srinivasa | ||
| 1967 | Beedi Basavanna | Gopal Rao | ||
| 1967 | Bangarada Hoovu | Anand | ||
| 1967 | Manassiddare Maarga | Ramachandra "Ramu" Rao | ||
| 1967 | Immadi Pulakeshi | Pulakeshin II | ||
| 1966 | Thoogudeepa | Ramachandra | ||
| 1966 | Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Kathe | Kannada | ||
| 1966 | Sandhya Raga | Lakshmana | ||
| 1966 | Premamayi | Madhava "Maadhu" | ||
| 1966 | Mohini Bhasmasura | Bhasmasura | ||
| 1966 | Mantralaya Mahatme | Venkatanatha Bhatta/Raghvendra Swamy | ||
| 1966 | Madhumalathi | Trivikramasena | ||
| 1966 | Kiladi Ranga | Kannada | ||
| 1966 | Katari Veera | Vijaya | ||
| 1966 | Bala Nagamma | Anandavardhana | ||
| 1966 | Sri Kannika Parameshwari Kathe | Vishnuvardhana | ||
| 1966 | Kilaadi Ranga | Sanjaya/Ranga | ||
| 1966 | Emme Thammanna | Murali/Thammanna | ||
| 1965 | Vathsalya | Kannada | ||
| 1965 | Satya Harishchandra | Veeradasu/Harishchandra | ||
| 1965 | Sathi Savithri | Kannada | ||
| 1965 | Sarvagna Murthy | Sarvajna | ||
| 1965 | Pathivratha | Gopal | ||
| 1965 | Naga Pooja | Nagakumara | ||
| 1965 | Maduve Madi Nodu | Vasu | ||
| 1965 | Ide Mahasudina | Dr. Anand | ||
| 1965 | Chandrahasa | Chandrahasa | ||
| 1965 | Bettada Huli | Raju | ||
| 1965 | Vaatsalya | Rajashekhar "Raju" | ||
| 1965 | Sati Savithri | Satyavan | ||
| 1965 | Mahasathi Anasuya | Narada | ||
| 1964 | Thumbida Koda | Kannada | ||
| 1964 | Shivarathri Mahathme | Vijaya | ||
| 1964 | Shivagange Mahathme | Ashoka | ||
| 1964 | Prathigne | Dr. Shankar | ||
| 1964 | Naandi | Murthy | ||
| 1964 | Muriyada Mane | Chennegowda | ||
| 1964 | Chandavalliya Thota | Hanumanna | ||
| 1964 | Tumbida Koda | Ramachandra | ||
| 1964 | Navakoti Narayana | Purandara Dasa/Srinivasanayaka | ||
| 1964 | Annapoorna | Krishna | ||
| 1963 | Veerakesari | Narasimhanayaka | ||
| 1963 | Valmiki | Raksha/ Valmiki | ||
| 1963 | Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha | Rama | ||
| 1963 | Sathi Shakthi | Virupaksha/Rakthaksha | ||
| 1963 | Santha Thukaram | Tukaram | ||
| 1963 | Saaku Magalu | Raghuram | ||
| 1963 | Nanda Deepa | Shankar | ||
| 1963 | Mana Mecchida Madadi | Srinath | ||
| 1963 | Malli Maduve | Ananda/Paramananda | ||
| 1963 | Kulavadhu | Suryanarayana "Soori" | ||
| 1963 | Kanyarathna | Raju | ||
| 1963 | Kalitharu Henne | Chandrayya | ||
| 1963 | Jeevana Tharanga | Kumar | ||
| 1963 | Chandra Kumara | Prachanda | ||
| 1963 | Gowri | Ramaiah | ||
| 1962 | Vidhivilasa | Madhava Simha | ||
| 1962 | Thejaswini | Shivappa Nayaka | ||
| 1962 | Swarna Gowri | Kalinga/Chandrashekhara | ||
| 1962 | Mahathma Kabir | Kabir Das | ||
| 1962 | Karuneye Kutumbada Kannu | Kumar | ||
| 1962 | Gaali Gopura | Krishna | ||
| 1962 | Devasundari | Gandharva Shankhapala | ||
| 1962 | Bhoodana | Kannada | ||
| 1962 | Bhoodaana | Dasanna | ||
| 1961 | Sri Shaila Mahathme | Chandragupta | ||
| 1961 | Kantheredu Nodu | Gopi | ||
| 1961 | Kaiwara Mahathme | Narayanappa | ||
| 1961 | Bhakta Cheta | Cheta | ||
| 1961 | Nagarjuna | Nagarjuna | ||
| 1961 | Kittur Chennamma | Raja Mallasaraja | ||
| 1960 | Rani Honnamma | Veeranayaka | ||
| 1960 | Ranadheera Kanteerava | Kanthirava Narasaraja I | ||
| 1960 | Dashavathara | Jaya/ Hiranyakashipu/ Ravana/ Shishupala | ||
| 1960 | Bhakta Kanakadasa | Kanaka Dasa/Thimmanayaka | ||
| 1960 | Aasha Sundari | Gunasheela | ||
| 1959 | Mahishasura Mardini | Mahishasura | ||
| 1959 | Dharma Vijaya | Saradara Vijaya | ||
| 1959 | Abba Aa Hudugi | Suresh | Extended Cameo | |
| 1959 | Jagajyothi Basveshwara | King Bijjala | ||
| 1958 | Shree Krishna Gaarudi | Arjuna | ||
| 1958 | Bhookailasa | Ravana | ||
| 1958 | Anna Thangi | Mallanna | ||
| 1957 | Sati Nalaayini | Kaushikha | ||
| 1957 | Rayara Sose | Dr. Govind Rao | ||
| 1956 | Hari Bhakta | Hari/Pundarika(Pundaleeka) | ||
| 1956 | Ohileshwara | Ohila | ||
| 1956 | Bhakta Vijaya | Santhoba Pavar | ||
| 1955 | Sodari | Kailasanatha | ||
| 1954 | Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam | Telugu | ||
| 1954 | Kalahasti Mahatyam | Thinnayya/Kannappa | Telugu film | |
| 1954 | Bedara Kannappa | Kannappa/Dinna/Manimantha | Debut as a lead actor | |
| 1952 | Sri Srinivasa Kalyana | Agastya Maharshi | Cameo | |
| 1942 | Bhakta Prahlada | school-going child | Appearance as child artist |