Honnappa Bhagavathar
Honnappa Bhagavathar | |
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British India | |
Died | 2 October 1992 , India | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, producer, musician, stage artist |
Years active | 1935–1992 |
Children | 7 |
Chowdasandra Honnappa Bhagavathar (14 January 1915 – 2 October 1992;
Early life
He was born in 1915 at Chowdasandra, Nelamangala to Chikkalingappa and Kallamma. He weaved for a living. At age 5 he lost his father and grew up listening to his mother's Bhajans and music. He moved to Bangalore for work, learn classical music, accidentally he met his guru Sambandha Murthy Bhagavathar (Hari katha vidwan in three south Indian languages & also classical musician) in a relative's marriage function and became his disciple for learning classical music. He first became a pupil of his relative Murthy, then a pupil of harmonium player Arunachalappa.
Honappa staged a play in Salem and at the same time
Career
Bhagavathar acted in many
He made his Kannada acting debut in the FILM Subadra.[3] Bhagvathar is known for bringing actresses like B. Saroja Devi into the industry.[4] In the film Valmiki, Bhagvathar replaced M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar as Valmiki, the sinner-turned-sage. Bhagvathar became a star after M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar's temporary exit, playing the lead role in many Tamil movies and later in Kannada. He played the bandit-turned-sage.[5] He also played the lead role in Mahakavi Kalidasa, which is regarded as a classic in Kannada cinema. At the 3rd National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[6]
In 1960, Bhagavathar started the music school "Nadabrahma Sangeetha Vidyalaya". He became a member of the Kannada Film Advisory Board and worked as a member of Karnataka Sangeeta Nruthya Academy.[2]
Partial filmography
No[7][8] | Film | Year | Director | Language | Co-star | Notes |
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1 | Krishnakumar | 1941 | S. D. S. Yogi | Tamil | T. S. Rajalakshmi | Lead Actor |
2 | Subhadra | 1941 | P. Pullaiah
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Kannada | Gubbi Veeranna, J. Jayamma | |
3 | Sathi Suganya | 1942 | T. R. Sundaram & P. V. Chari | Tamil | T. R. Rajakumari | Lead Actor |
4 | Arundhathi | 1943 | M. L. Tandan & T. R. Sundaram | Tamil | U. R. Jeevarathinam
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Lead Actor |
5 | Devakanya | 1943 | R. Padmanaban | Tamil | U. R. Jeevarathinam
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Lead Actor |
6 | Prabhavathi | 1944 | T. R. Raghunath | Tamil | T. R. Rajakumari | Lead Actor |
7 | Rajarajeshwari | 1944 | M. L. Tandon & T. R. Sundaram | Tamil | K. L. V. Vasantha | Lead Actor |
8 | Burma Rani | 1945 | T. R. Sundaram | Tamil | K. L. V. Vasantha | |
9 | Hemareddy Mallamma | 1945 | G. R. Rao & S. Soundararajan | Kannada | Gubbi Veeranna, B. Jayamma | |
10 | Bhakta Kalathi | 1945 | R. Padmanaban | Tamil | K. Thavamani Devi | Lead Actor |
11 | Subhathra | 1946 | T. R. Sundaram | Tamil | K. L. V. Vasantha | |
12 | Sri Murugan | 1946 | M. Soma Sundaram & V. S. Narayanan | Tamil | U. R. Jeevarathinam , K. Malathi
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Lead Actor |
13 | Valmiki | 1946 | Sundarao Nadkarni | Tamil | U. R. Jeevarathinam, N. C. Vasanthakokilam, T. R. Rajakumari
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Lead Actor |
14 | Subathra | 1946 | T. R. Sundaram | Tamil | K. L. V. Vasantha | Lead Actor |
15 | Kundalakesi | 1947 | Boman D. Irani | Tamil | N. C. Vasanthakokilam | Lead Actor |
16 | Bhaktha Jana | 1948 | P. Pullaiah
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Tamil | V. Nagayya, Santha Kumari | |
17 | Gokuladasi | 1948 | K. Subramaniam
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Tamil | M. V. Rajamma | |
18 | Bhakta Kumbara | 1948 | Boman D. Irani | Kannada | Pandaribai
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Lead Actor & Producer |
19 | Deva Manohari | 1949 | A. T. Krishnaswamy | Tamil | P. Bhanumathi | Lead Actor |
20 | Sathya Sodhanai | 1953 | H. L. N. Simha | Tamil | Pandaribai
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Lead Actor |
21 | Gunasagari | 1953 | H. L. N. Simha | Kannada | Pandaribai
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Lead Actor |
22 | Mahakavi Kalidasa | 1955 | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | Kannada | B. Saroja Devi (Introduced) | Actor, Producer & Music Director |
23 | Aashadaboothi | 1955 | D. Shankar Singh | Kannada | B. Saroja Devi | |
24 | Pancharathna | 1956 | K. Vembu | Kannada | Udaya Kumar , T. N. Balakrishna
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Actor & Music Director |
25 | Jagajyothi Basveshwara | 1959 | T. V. Singh Thagore | Kannada | Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi | |
26 | Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom | 1959 | M. A. Thirumugam | Tamil | Prem Nazir, E. V. Saroja | Producer, With M. Karunanidhi in a Role |
27 | Katari Veera | 1966 | Y. R. Swamy | Kannada | Udaya Kumar
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28 | Sadananda | 1979 | Ananth Hiregowder | Kannada | Actor & Producer |
Awards
- Mahakavi Kalidasa and Jagajyothi Basveshwara received National Awards in 1955 and 1959 respectively.
- In 1956, the Madras Sina Pyans Associations awarded him 'Best Actor'.
- In 1976, he was conferred the title "Gana Kalabhushana".
- In 1978, Scholars of Mysore state conferred the title 'Gaanakalaa Gandharva' on him.
- In 1986, he was awarded the 'Rajyothsava Award'.[2]
- In 1990, he was awarded the 'Sangeet Natak Academy Award' by the President of India.
- In 1991, the Center for Music Drama Academy awarded him for his contribution to music. Also awarded for his stage music in this year.
References
- ^ a b "Sri Murugan Movie 1944". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Honnappa Bhagavathar Kannada
- ^ Fascinating Facts of Kannada Film Industry Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Saroja Devi Talks". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Valmiki 1946". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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- ^ "Honnappa Bhagavatar Filmography". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Honnappa Bhagavathar Filmography in Tamil". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Sri Murugan IMdB". IMDb. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.