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ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ (1954)
Character: Kashinatha Shastri
A hunter tries to prove his extreme devotion to Lord Shiva by removing both of his eyes.
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ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956)
Character: Shankar
Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju, G. V. Iyer, H. R. Shastry playing supporting roles.[1] The movie is based on the life of Pundarika
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ಮನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಡದಿ (1963)
Character: Srinath's friend
Mana Mecchida Madadi is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by N. B. Vathsalan and N. Ramachandra. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1965 as Visala Hrudayalu.
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ಮಾತು ತಪ್ಪದ ಮಗ (1978)
Character: N/A
Kumar falls for Latha but is unable to marry her as his father opposes their relationship. After Kumar marries another woman, Chandru, an evil man, enters Latha's life, and Kumar tries to save her.
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ಬಾಲ ನಾಗಮ್ಮ (1966)
Character: N/A
Bala Nagamma is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by P. R. Kaundinya and produced by Vikram Srinivas. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and Master Babu. The film has musical score by S. Rajeshwara Rao. The movie is based on one of the popular stories of the traditional folklore Burra katha.
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Gange Gowri (1967)
Character: Subrahmanya
The film encompasses the story of Daksha yajna. It depicts how the daksha yajna was desecrated following the jumping into the fire by Lord Shiva's wife Dakshayani. Following this, Lord Shiva marries Goddess Parvati. Later, the Devatas Shiva, Ganga, Gowri all take birth as avatars on earth in the city of Kashi. Eventually, Shiva, Gowri and Ganga all get married in their earthly avatars.
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955)
Character: Madana
Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri. The story of the film is based on the life of Hemavati, the pious wife of King Kailasanatha. She faces numerous hardships along with her children when Kailasanatha loses his kingdom due to a drought. The actress Jayashree plays a negative role of Chanchaladevi, a cunning relative of Hemavati. The movie is based on GV Iyer's stage play Anna Thangi which was based on the popular legend of Nalla Thangaal whose story had earlier been adapted in Malayalam in 1950 as Nalla Thanka and later in Tamil as Nalla Thangal (1955).
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ಭಕ್ತ ಕನಕದಾಸ (1960)
Character: Chikka
Bhakta Kanakadasa is a 1960 Indian Kannada language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. It depicts the spiritual journey of Kanakadasa, who was a devotee of the Hindu deity Krishna, and a poet belonging to the Dasa sect. The film stars Rajkumar, Krishna Kumari and Udaykumar in the major roles. This film, officially marked the 100th production/release of Kannada cinema, since its inception in 1934.
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ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ (1964)
Character: Panchu
Shivarathri Mahathme is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film directed by P. R. Kaundinya. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi and K. S. Ashwath. The movie was dubbed in Telugu in 1965 as Shivarathri Mahatyam.
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಹುಲಿ (1965)
Character: N/A
Bettada Huli is a 1965 Kannada-language action drama film, directed and written by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao. The film was dubbed in Tamil in 1968 as Kolaikaaran Magan.
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ಮದುವೆ ಮಾಡಿ ನೋಡು (1965)
Character: Raju
Maduve Madi Nodu is a 1965 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani. The film stars Rajkumar, R. Nagendra Rao, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. The movie was a profitable venture and was declared a super hit.
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ದುಡ್ಡೆ ದೊಡ್ಡಪ್ಪ (1966)
Character: Raja
Dudde Doddappa is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars B. R. Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, Ramesh and Narasimharaju. It was remade in Tamil as Namma Veettu Lakshmi (1966) and in Telugu as Lakshmi Nivasam (1968).
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ರಾಜದುರ್ಗದ ರಹಸ್ಯ (1967)
Character: N/A
Rajadurgada Rahasya is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, jointly directed by A. C. Narasimha Murthy and S.K.Bhagwan and produced by A. Vasudeva Rao and T. Dwarakanath. The film stars Rajkumar, Bharathi, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and Dinesh. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. Rajkumar plays dual roles in the movie. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as Malaikotai Marmam. This was the last movie where Bhagwan directed Bharathi Vishnuvardhan.
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ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ ರಾಗ (1966)
Character: N/A
‘Sandhya Raga’, based on a popular Kannada novel, is about a young man Lakshmana, who dedicates his life to music. He belongs to a sophisticated family and his father is a much-respected cultured man of the village. While his brother chooses a secure job for the power and comforts it offers, Lakshmana is not after fame and money. He wants to master the art of music. The film captures the trials and tribulations Lakshmana undergoes before he succeeds in winning the hearts of music connoisseurs.
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ಮಹಿಷಾಸುರ ಮರ್ದಿನಿ (1959)
Character: Vyaghrasimha
Mahishasura Mardini is a 1959 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, V. Nagayya, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. It was dubbed in seven other languages and is retrospectively identified as amongst the first major Pan-India films.
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ಪಾತಾಳ ಮೋಹಿನಿ (1965)
Character: N/A
Pathala Mohini is a 1965 Indian Kannada film, directed by "S N Singh" and Produced by "S N Singh.The film Stars "Vanishree, Prathimadevi, B M Venkatesh, Narasimharaju, Balakrishna, Eshwarappa, M N Lakshmidevi", in lead roles. The film had musical score by "Rajan-Nagendra".
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ವೀರಕೇಸರಿ (1963)
Character: N/A
Veera Kesari is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya and produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and Doondi. The film stars Rajkumar, T. N. Balakrishna, Udaykumar and R. Nagendra Rao. The film has musical score by Ghantasala. S. Siddalingaiah was the assistant director of this movie. B. Vittalacharya shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu as Bandipotu, with N. T. Rama Rao.
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960)
Character: Kasturi
Ranadheera Kanteerava is a 1960 Indian Kannada-language historical drama biographical film directed by the editor-turned-director N. C. Rajan and written by G. V. Iyer. It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar, who plays the role of an emperor Kanthirava Narasaraja I of the Wodeyar dynasty, Mysore, who was fondly named as Ranadheera Kantheerava. The film depicts the life of Kanteerava, who is known for his immense physical strength through wrestling. The film was credited to be one of the most authentic historical films made, since it was entirely based on the documents found in the Mysore Palace. The film also stars Udaykumar, Leelavathi, K. S. Ashwath and Sandhya in prominent roles.
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ಆಪರೇಷನ್ ಜಾಕ್‍ಪಾಟ್‍ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿ.ಐ.ಡಿ. ೯೯೯ (1969)
Character: Baby
Shekar, a nuclear scientist, creates Plasma Binson, a formula that can destroy any object on earth. Agent 999 is assigned the task of wiping out the formula for good.
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ಜೇಡರ ಬಲೆ (1968)
Character: Baby
CID officer Prakash who operates by the code name 999, is assigned the task of safeguarding a chemical formula. Prakash's struggles begin when a gang of outlaws aim to steal the formula.
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ಜಗ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಗ (1972)
Character: N/A
Jaga Mechhida Maga is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced & written by S. Bhavanarayan. It starred Rajkumar and Bharathi. Satyam scored and composed the music to the lyrics written by Hunsur Krishnamurthy
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ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಪುಲಿಕೇಶಿ (1967)
Character: N/A
Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching out the dynasty to extend over most parts of the Deccan.
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ನಂದಾ ದೀಪ (1963)
Character: N/A
Nanda Deepa is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by M. R. Vittal, making his first venture in film direction.[1] The film was produced and written by actor Vadiraj and co-produced by Jawahar for Sri Bharathi Chitra studio house in its debut production. The film stars Rajkumar and Harini, along with Leelavathi and Udaykumar playing other pivotal roles. The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition and won the prestigious National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 10th National Film Award. The movie was remade in Gujarati in 1964 as Ramat Ramade Ram - making this the first Kannada movie to be remade in that language. The movie starred Tarla Mehta and Mahesh Kumar in the lead role with popular actor Sanjeev Kumar reprising the role of Udaykumar. While the Kannada version won the National Award, the Gujarati version won eight State awards
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ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕಾರ (1971)
Character: Krishna
The story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences.
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ಶರಪಂಜರ (1971)
Character: Maithili's Husband
Kaveri and Sathish fall in love and get married and have a perfect life. However, Sathish's behaviour towards Kaveri changes when he finds out she was molested as a kid. The film revolves around the issues of a woman's chastity, the acceptance of mentally ill by society and unfaithful spouses.
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ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ (1966)
Character: Kasturi
Thammanna, a cattleman, and Murali, a lawyer, are identical. Confusion arises when Thammanna falls in love with a rich and educated woman Meena, also a daughter of a lawyer, who mistakes him for Murali.
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ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ (1970)
Character: Temali Ramakrishna
Sri Krishnadevaraya is a 1970 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Rajkumar as Krishnadevaraya, an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. R. Nagendra Rao, B. R. Panthulu, Narasimharaju and N. Bharathi appear in pivotal roles.
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ಜಗಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ (1959)
Character: Veerabhadra
The life of Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th century A.D.
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Valmiki (1963)
Character: N/A
Valmiki is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. S. Rao and produced by S. K. Habeebulla. The film stars Rajkumar, Kantha Rao, Narasimharaju and Rajanala Kaleswara Rao.
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ಗೋವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಐಡಿ ೯೯೯ (1968)
Character: Baby (C.I.D 888)
Goadalli CID 999 is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language spy thriller film written, directed and produced by Dorai–Bhagavan duo. The film starred Rajkumar in the lead role as a detective. Popular Indian actress Lakshmi made her debut in Kannada cinema with this film. Sri Lankan based actress Sabeetha Perera also made her Indian movie debut with this film. The film had musical score by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal.The film met with highly positive response upon release and paved the way for many more such Bond style of movies in the combination of the director duo with lead actor Rajkumar.
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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮೇಲ್ (1968)
Character: Babu Rajendra Prasad Venkata Girija Ramana
Bengaluru Mail is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film directed by L. S. Narayana and produced by Y. V. Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Narasimharaju and Jayanthi. The movie is a remake of the 1967 Malayalam movie Cochin Express, which was also subsequently remade in Telugu as Circar Express, in Tamil as Neelagiri Express and in Hindi as The Train.
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ಮೈಸೂರು ಟಾಂಗ (1968)
Character: Madayya
Mysore Tanga is a 1968 Indian Kannada film, directed by G. V. Iyer and produced by B Vijayalakshmi. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, B. Vijayalakshmi, Udaykumar and Balakrishna in lead roles. The film had musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
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ಅಬ್ಬಾ ಆ ಹುಡುಗಿ (1959)
Character: Soma
A trend-setting Kannada hit, loosely based on William Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew
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ಕಾಸಿದ್ರೆ ಕೈಲಾಸ (1971)
Character: Muthu
Kasidre Kailasa is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by K. Janakiram. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Vanisri and Pandari Bai. The film has musical score by Satyam.
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ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಮಾಡು ತಮಾಷೆ ನೋಡು (1979)
Character: Nataraja
Ravi, a poor man, falls in love with a rich woman, Madhavi. In order to impress her, he poses as a rich man with the help of his friend, Sripathi
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ಬೀದಿ ಬಸವಣ್ಣ (1967)
Character: N/A
Beedi Basavanna is a 1967 Indian Kannada language film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Rajkumar, Bharathi, Vandana (B. Vijayalakshmi) and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa. B. R. Panthulu remade the movie in Tamil in 1970 as Thedi Vandha Mappillai with minor changes.
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ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ (1964)
Character: Jacob
Shankar finds himself in a dilemma when he has to choose between his parents and his mother-in-law, who asks him to reside in her house after marriage.
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ಕಿಟ್ಟು ಪುಟ್ಟು (1977)
Character: Roopa & Deepa's father
Kittu Puttu is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, K. Vijaya and Vaishali Kasaravalli. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits.
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ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ ಅಳಿಯ (1979)
Character: Nithyananda
Aruna, a bride, finds her wedding to Vishwa interrupted by Ashok, a man who claims to be her husband. As the situation evolves, she discovers that Ashok is not all he seems.
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ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಿವಾಸ (1971)
Character: Sampath
The story of an extremely generous and righteous man, Ravi Varma, who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens. The movie is based on a story, Kasturi Nivasam written by G. Balasubramanium. The film stresses the principle that "life is to give—not to take". The role of Ravi Varma, the protagonist played by Rajkumar is a character who upholds the values of life even it means his destruction; a person who is keen on retaining his character's purity and those morals he has cherished. Ravi Varma led a lonely yet righteous life. He did not break his principles even as it lead to his downfall.
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ಚೂರಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ್ಣ (1969)
Character: Gopala
Choori Chikkanna is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by R. Ramamurthy and produced by R. Ramamurthy. The film stars Rajkumar, Narasimharaju, Dinesh and K. S. Ashwath. The film has musical score by Satyam.
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ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ (1971)
Character: Narasayya
A man who works as a driver for Dinesh, a smuggler who likes helping the poor, abandons him upon learning his truth. However, he is soon killed by a group of criminals.
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ಕುಲ ಗೌರವ (1971)
Character: Gopu
Kula Gourava is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Peketi Sivaram and written by G. Balasubramanyam. It stars Rajkumar in triple roles along with Jayanthi and Bharathi. The film was produced under Sri Eswari Productions of N. Veeraswamy. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. Popular actor-director V. Ravichandran, son of the film producer Veerasamy, appeared in the film as a child artist. The film swept 5 awards at the 1970-71 Karnataka State Film Awards including the best film, best actor, and best editor categories.
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ನಕ್ಕರೆ ಅದೇ ಸ್ವರ್ಗ (1967)
Character: N/A
Nakkare Ade Swarga is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by Srikanth Nahatha and Srikanth Patel. The film stars Narasimharaju, along with Jayanthi, Shailashree, Jr. Revathi and Thara. The film has a musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This film introduced singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam to the Kannada film industry.
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ಲಗ್ನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ (1967)
Character: Govinda
Lagnapathrike is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by A. M. Sameevulla. The film stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. This is the only movie in entire career of Rajkumar whose title starts with the letter "L".
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ಭೂಪತಿ ರಂಗ (1970)
Character: Bheemakumar
Bhoopathi Ranga is a 1970 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by Geethapriya. It stars Rajkumar, Udaya Chandrika and Renuka. The film's story was written and produced by Bhaskar Movies. The future director H. R. Bhargava worked as an associate director in this film.
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ವಸಂತ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ (1978)
Character: N/A
Vasantha Lakshmi is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by K. Vittala Kumar, K. V. Honnappa and K. V. Gurunath. The film stars Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, and Manjula. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie is a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie Engamma Sapatham.
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ಧೂಮಕೇತು (1968)
Character: N/A
Dhoomakethu is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by R. N. Jayagopal. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaya Chandrika, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa. This is the debut movie of R. N. Jayagopal as a director.V.Ravichandran had revealed that he had made his first on screen appearance in this movie.
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ಗಂಧದ ಗುಡಿ (1973)
Character: Shivaji
When forest officer Kumar protects natural resources from poachers, their boss, Anand, becomes his main rival. But little does Kumar know that Anand is his brother.
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ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ (1973)
Character: Kapinipathi Rao
The movie is about a reporter who concocts a false case so as to get himself convicted for first degree murder so that he can prove that the death sentence can be given based on circumstantial evidence and that it be done away with. However, by the time he is out of the prison proving his innocence, his father is falsely arrested in another murder case and is awarded a death penalty!
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ಅಪರಾಧಿ (1976)
Character: N/A
Aparadhi is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by S. Heerabai. The film stars Srinath, Aarathi, Balakrishna and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by Satyam. This film was the 500th Kannada film to be released.
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ಸತ್ಯ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ (1965)
Character: Nakshatrika
This movie is based on the great poet Raghavanka's 'Harishchandra Kavya'. Satya Harishchandra is an epic based on the mythological King Raja Harishchandra who was renowned for upholding truth under any circumstance. So much is his resolve that Harishchandra and his family are sold into bondage and separated.
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