- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMutturaju Singanalluru Puttaswamayya
- Nickname
- Annavru
- Dr. Rajkumar was born in 1929 in Gajanur and brought up in a poor family. He only studied up to 3rd standard before he dropped out of school. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a traveling actor who performed in various villages. He joined the Gubbi Veeranna drama company to play drama. There he met people like T.R. Narasimharaju, Nandamuri Balakrishna and G.V. Iyer, who co-starred with him in his first film, Bedara Kannappa (1954).
His three sons--Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar--are all Kannada film actors. His other films have included Havina Hede (1981), Dashavtara (1960), Yarivanu? (1984), Kamana Billu (1983) and he had the lead role in Odahuttidavaru (1969). His last film was Shabdavedi (2000). After this movie he declared that he was about to act in another film, "Bhakta Ambareesha", but he suffered a mild heart attack, and decided to retire from acting altogether.
- IMDb mini biography by: sampu_@dellmail.com (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- SpouseParvathamma Rajkumar(June 25, 1953 - April 12, 2006) (his death, 5 children)
- Children
- RelativesVinay Rajkumar(Grandchild)Yuva Rajkumar(Grandchild)Vijay Raghavendra(Niece or Nephew)Sri Murali(Niece or Nephew)Niveditha Shivarajkumar(Grandchild)Nirupama Shivarajkumar(Grandchild)Dheeren Ramkumar(Grandchild)
- He is a devoted singer with a magnificent voice.
- He practiced yoga regularly.
- He was a former child actor who became one of southern India's best-loved movie stars. He appeared in more than 200 Kannada-language movies over five decades, and had millions of devoted fans. He starred in action movies, mythological sagas, and romances. He frequently played rugged heroes who defeated scheming villains; but he never smoked a cigarette on screen, and rarely played a drunkard.
- 16 movies with Rajkumar as a hero were released in a single year in 1968.
- His first film was Bedara Kannappa (1954). Devatha Manushya (1988) is his 200th movie.
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