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      • Rajkumar entered the film industry after his long stint as a dramatist with Gubbi Veeranna 's Gubbi Drama Company, which he joined at the age of eight before he got his first break as a lead in the 1954 film Bedara Kannappa.
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  2. When Rajkumar appeared as CID 999 in Jedara Bale, he became the first Indian actor to enact a spy role modelled on James Bond in a full-fledged manner and was called the James Bond of India. The success of this movie led to three sequels: Goa Dalli CID 999 , Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 and Operation Diamond Racket .

  3. Apr 12, 2019 · The greatest actor of Kannada film industry was such an icon that his death brought Bengaluru to a standstill with violent incidents throughout the city as lakhs of people gathered to pay their last respects. Check out a few scenes from the procession that happened 13 years ago on this day.

  4. By Roopa Pai. Nov 24, 2023 07:18 AM IST. To Kannadigas, November 15 marks a bittersweet anniversary – it was the day on which, 23 years ago, their beloved Annavaru, ‘Natasarvabhouma’ Dr Rajkumar,...

  5. He hailed form a theatrical background as his father was a famous theatre actor and got Rajkumar into acting at a very young age. His debut venture in theatre was as a child with his father, and the play was led by the famous Gubbi Veeranna.

  6. Sep 16, 2023 · Following his support for the Gokak movement in the early 1980s, which sought primacy for Kannada language instruction in state-run schools and job reservation for Kannadigas, Rajkumar became a symbol of the activist dreams of the Kannada movement.

  7. Apr 24, 2022 · On April 24, 1929, he was born Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju and became known as Rajkumar. In Kannada arts and literature, he has an undeniable position. Rajkumar, also known as Annavru, was noted for his humility and remarkable acting abilities.

  8. Apr 24, 2023 · Trained in classical music during his theater days, Rajkumar also became an accomplished singer in Kannada cinema and despite imperfections in Shruti and pitch, he came to be known for his diction in the language. He mostly sang for his own films since 1974.