Rajesh Kannada

Rajesh is a Kannada movie actor, known for being the protagonists of Kannada films of the decades of the 60s and 70s. Rajesh is also given the name of “Kala Tapaswi” for his love of literature and in involvement in the field. The Kannada Sahitya Parishat has also presented Rajesh with a Dr. Rajkumar Cultural Endowment Award. Originally born as Vidyasagar, in Bangalore, Rajesh was an ardent fan of established movie stars including the likes of Thyagaraja Bhagavatar, T. R. Mahalingam, and Rahakumari. Rajesh was so passionate about drama and the theater that he secretly joined the cast of the theater group “Sudarshana Nataka Mandali” without informing his parents. Rajesh would also often attend acting classes under the pretext of tuition classes. Before setting foot in cinema and the theater, Rajesh used to serve as a typist at various government offices. On realizing that he wasn’t following his passion, Rajesh set up his theater group “Shakti Nataka Mandali” which later on, staged numerous well-known stage plays. Rajesh penned “Nirudyogi Baalu,” which was revolving around the topic of unemployment. Later on, Rajesh wrote the script of “Badavana Baalu,” and also acted in plays such as “Kittur Rani Chennamma,” “Chandrodaya” and “Vishasarpa.”

Soon Rajesh got recognized for his theater skills, and was drafted by the director, Hunsur Krishnamurthy Hunsur Krishnamurthy is a multi-faceted film perso >> Read More... to act in his film, “Veera Sankalpa.” Later on, Rajesh was flooded with movie offers such as “Sri Ramanjeneya Yuddha” and B.R. Pantulu’s “ Gange Gowri Gange Gowri is a Kannada series that started airin >> Read More... .” It was in the year 1968 that Rajesh found his breakthrough with C. V. Shivashankar’s “Namma Oru.” The late 60s also saw Rajesh in A. M. Sammevulla’s “Suvarna Bhoomi,” B. C. Srinivas’s “Broker Bheeshmachari,” Satyam’s “Kaanike,” and S. P. Rajgopal’s “ Brindavana Click to look into! >> Read More... ,” among many others. The decade of the 70s saw Rajesh in various movies such as Bangara Raju’s “Namma Mane,” Vijaya Satyam’s “Suka Samsara,” Tipturu Raghu’s “ Urvashi Urvashi is the stage name of Kavitha Ranjini, a pr >> Read More... ,” Chakravarthi’s “Viplava Vanithe,” and Raja’s “Aatma Shakthi,” just to name a few. The 80s featured Rajesh in Jandyala’s “Aanand Bhairavi,” the Rajachandra-directed “Kaliyuga,” Ravi’s “Pithamaha,” and the Vijay-directed “Thavaru Mane.” In 2012, the Karnataka University bestowed Rajesh with an Honorary Doctorate for his contribution, and for his work in Kannada film and theater industry.

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