Dr. Rajkumar
Acting
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), 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 (Emperor of Actors), Bangarada Manushya (Man of Gold), Vara Nata (Gifted actor), Gaana Gandharva (Celestial singer), Rasikara Raja (King of connoisseurs), Kannada Kanteerava and Rajanna/Annavru (Elder brother, Raj). 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 an Indian 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.
Known for
Acting148
movieOdahuttidavaru
1994
Ramanna
movieAkasmika
1993
Narasimha Murthy
Jeevana Chaithra
1992
Vishwanathaiah
Devatha Manushya
1988
Krishna Murthy
movieShiva Mecchida Kannappa
1988
Lord Shiva
Shruthi Seridaga
1987
Dr. G. N. Murthy
movieGuri
1986
Kaliprasad
movieAnuraaga Aralithu
1986
Shankar
movieJwalamukhi
1985
Jayasimha
movieAde Kannu
1985
Jagannath Rao & Gopi
movieSamayada Gombe
1984
Gurumurthy
movieShravana Banthu
1984
Raghu/Kumar/Peter
movieApoorva Sangama
1984
Gopi Krishna / Santhosh
Yaarivanu
1984
Inspector Bhaskar
movieBhakta Prahlada
1983
Hiranyakashipu
movieKaviratna Kalidasa
1983
Kalidasa
movieKamana Billu
1983
Suryanarayana "Soorappa"
movieHaalu Jenu
1982
Ranga
movieHaavina Hede
1981
Muthanna
movieNee Nanna Gellalare
1981
Srikanth
movieKeralida Simha
1981
Shankar
movieVasantha Geetha
1980
Vasantha
movieRavi Chandra
1980
Ravi / Chandra
movieNaanobba Kalla
1979
Gopi & DCP Chandrashekhar (Dual Role)
movieHuliya Halina Mevu
1979
Chengumani
movieShankar Guru
1978
Rajashekhar/Jairaj, Shankar & Guru (Triple Role)
movieSanaadi Appanna
1977
Appanna
movieGirikanye
1977
Chenna
movieBabruvahana
1977
Arjuna & Babruvahana (Dual Role)
moviePremada Kanike
1976
Manohar
movieTrimurthy
1975
Sridhar/Vijay/Shekhar/Sheshagiri
movieMayura
1975
Mayura
movieDaari Thappida Maga
1975
Prakash/Prashanth & Prasad (Dual Role)
movieSri Srinivasa Kalyana
1974
Lord Venkateswara
movieSampatthige Savaal
1974
Veerabhadra
movieMooruvare Vajragalu
1973
Narada & Krishna (Dual Role)
movieSwayamvara
1973
Natraj
movieBidugade
1973
Shekhar
movieSipayi Ramu
1972
Ramu alias Ram Singh
movieHrudaya Sangama
1972
Jamindaar Rajanna / Kumar
movieSakshathkara
1971
Mahesh
movieKasidre Kailasa
1971
Gopinath
movieKula Gourava
1971
Raghunath Rao, Ravi (Chandrashekharaiah) & Shankar (Triple Role)
movieKasturi Nivasa
1971
Ravi Varma
movieParopakari
1970
Mohan/Ramanna
movieBaalu Belagithu
1970
Shankar & Papanna (Dual Role)
movieC.I.D. Rajanna
1970
Rajanna
movieBhale Jodi
1970
Suresh & Ramesh (Dual Role)
movieBhoopathi Ranga
1970
Bhaskar
movieKarulina Kare
1970
Parameshi
movieSri Krishnadevaraya
1970
Krishnadevaraya
movieMayor Muthanna
1969
Mutthanna
movieUyyaale
1969
Krishna
movieChoori Chikkanna
1969
Choori Chikkanna/Bhaskar
movieGandondu Hennaru
1969
Anand Rao
movieGoadalli C.I.D 999
1968
Prakash (C.I.D 999)
movieDhoomakethu
1968
Kumar
movieBengaluru Mail
1968
Shyamsundar
movieGandhinagara
1968
Shekhar
movieJedara Bale
1968
Prakash
movieImmadi Pulikeshi
1967
Immadi Pulikeshi
movieChakratheertha
1967
Damodar
movieBeedi Basavanna
1967
Gopal Rao
movieRajadurgada Rahasya
1967
Ramanna Nayaka & Somanna Nayaka (Dual Role)
movieLagnapathrike
1967
Raghuram
movieGange Gowri
1967
Lord Shiva
movieSandhya Raaga
1966
Lakshmana
movieEmme Thammanna
1966
Thammanna & Murali (Dual Role)
movieManthralaya Mahathme
1966
Raghavendra swamy
movieSathya Harishchandra
1965
Raja Harishchandra
moviePrathigne
1964
Shankar
movieShivarathri Mahathme
1964
Vijaya, King of Simhapuri
movieNavakoti Narayana
1964
Purandaradasa
movieNaandi
1964
Murthy
movieVeerakesari
1963
Narasimhanayaka
movieSathi Shakthi
1963
Rakthaksha & Virupaksha (Dual Role)
movieSantha Thukaram
1963
Tukaram
movieKantheredu Nodu
1961
Gopanna
Kittur Chennamma
1961
Raja Mallasarja
movieBhaktha Kanakadasa
1960
Kanakadasa
movieRanadheera Kanteerava
1960
Ranadheera Kanteerava
movieAbba! Aa Hudugi
1959
Shankar
movieMahishasura Mardini
1959
Mahishasura
movieJagajyothi Basveshwara
1959
King Bijjala
movieBhookailasa
1958
Ravana
movieBhaktha Vijaya
1956
Santoba Pavar
movieHari Bhakta
1956
Hari/Pundarika
movieSodari
1955
Kailasanath
movieBedara Kannappa
1954
Dinna/Kannappa
movieSri Kaalahasthi Mahatyam
1954
Thinnayya / Kannappa
Production1
movieRanadheera Kanteerava
1960
Producer
Sound1
movieModada Mareyalli
1991
Playback Singer