Kalyan Kumar
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Kalyan Kumar was a Kannada film actor
. During 60s and 70s there were three prominent Kannada Film actors and among them Kalyan Kumar was one; the others being Rajkumar
and Udayakumar. He was the protagonist in the first ever full length Kannada film in colour. Kalyan Kumar along with Udaykumar, Rajkumar
were called as “Kumara Thrayaru” of the Kannada Cinema. He acted in 11 films with Rajkumar.
He was born in 1936. He was named as Sampath Iyengar. His parents wanted him to be a doctor. But passion for acting brought him to Kannada film land.
In Bhoodaana the three 'Kumars' of Kannada films, Raj, Uday and Kalyan acted together. It was made by one of India’s prominent Director (famous for Sanskritt films) G V Iyer.
He acted with many prominent heroines of his time. A few to name are: B Saroja Devi, Sahukar Janaki, Kalpana, Jayanti, Bharati, Arati, and others.
He acted in quite a few Telugu and Tamil films also. His Tamil film Nenjil Oru Alayam was later made in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir with Rajendra Kumar. As he was gaining popularity in Tamil filmdom, he started acting in more of Tamil movies. But, the regional politics reigned over his acting talents and he started getting less chances. By the time he returned to Kannada film world, it was too late.
He tried in other fields of business; but failed. Later he got character roles to play in Kannada films and in TV serials too.
He married a Kannada film heroine, Revati.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. During 60s and 70s there were three prominent Kannada Film actors and among them Kalyan Kumar was one; the others being Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
and Udayakumar. He was the protagonist in the first ever full length Kannada film in colour. Kalyan Kumar along with Udaykumar, Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
were called as “Kumara Thrayaru” of the Kannada Cinema. He acted in 11 films with Rajkumar.
He was born in 1936. He was named as Sampath Iyengar. His parents wanted him to be a doctor. But passion for acting brought him to Kannada film land.
Film career
His first film was Natashekhara, which was released in 1954. Some of his memorable films are: Sadarame, Subbashastri, Rayara Sose, badukuva Daari, Mavana Mgalu (Sasuraal in Hindi), Arishina Kunkuma, Bedi Bandavalu, Belli Moda, Kathaa Sangama, Kaleju Ranga, etc.In Bhoodaana the three 'Kumars' of Kannada films, Raj, Uday and Kalyan acted together. It was made by one of India’s prominent Director (famous for Sanskritt films) G V Iyer.
He acted with many prominent heroines of his time. A few to name are: B Saroja Devi, Sahukar Janaki, Kalpana, Jayanti, Bharati, Arati, and others.
He acted in quite a few Telugu and Tamil films also. His Tamil film Nenjil Oru Alayam was later made in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir with Rajendra Kumar. As he was gaining popularity in Tamil filmdom, he started acting in more of Tamil movies. But, the regional politics reigned over his acting talents and he started getting less chances. By the time he returned to Kannada film world, it was too late.
He tried in other fields of business; but failed. Later he got character roles to play in Kannada films and in TV serials too.
He married a Kannada film heroine, Revati.
Partial Filmography
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Year Film Director Notes 1954 Natashekhara C. V. Raju 1956 Ohileshwara T. V. Singh Thakore With Rajkumar 1956 Bhagya Chakra Y. V. Rao 1956 Muttaide Baghya B. Vittalacharya 1956 Sadarame K. R. Seetarama Sastry 1957 Rayara Sose R. Ramamurthy With Rajkumar 1957 Bettada Kalla S. M. Sreeramulu Naidu 1957 Premada Puthri R. Nagendra Rao 1958 Bhukailasa K. Shankar With Rajkumar 1959 Manegebanda Mahalakshmi B. V. Acharya 1960 Kadavunin Kuzhandai Dada Mirasi 1961 Thayilla Pillai L. V. Prasad 1962 Nenjil Oor Alayam C. V. Sridhar 1962 Gali Medalu B. R. Panthulu 1962 Daivaleele Krishnakumar 1962 Pasam Ramanna 1962 Thayi Karulu G. V. Iyer With Udaykumar 1962 Azhagu Nila S. Raghavan 1962 Bhoodana G. V. Iyer With Rajkumar RajkumarRajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
,Udaykumar1962 Shriman Petra Selvangal R. R. Chandran 1962 Devasundari C. V. Raju Last Film with Rajkumar 1962 Thendral Veesum B. S. Ranga 1963 Neenkada Ninaivu Adurti Subba Rao 1963 Nenjam Marappathillai C. V. Sridhar 1963 Amarashilpi Jakanachari B. S. Ranga First Color Film in Kannada 1963 Kaduvulai Kandan A. S. A. Sami 1963 Lawyara Magalu G. V. Iyer With Udaykumar 1963 Bangari G. V. Iyer 1963 Mani Osai P. Madhavan 1963 Yarukku Sontham K. V. Srinivasan 1964 Chindha Gambhe B. R. Panthulu Sevantige Chedinantha Hit Song 1964 Mane Aliya S. K. Ananthachari 1965 Mavana Magalu S. K. Ananthachari 1965 Balarajana Kathe Venunath 1965 Beretha Jeeva K. R. Seetarama Sastry 1965 Nanna Kartavya Vedantam Raghavaiah 1966 Subba Sastry M. V. Krishnaswamy 1966 Endu Ninnavane Kalyana Kumar 1966 Badukuva Daari K. S. Prakash Rao With Udaykumar, Jaylalita 1966 Love In Bangalore Kalyana Kumar 1966 Bellimoda S. R. Puttana Kanagal 1967 Muddu Meena Y. R. Swamy 1967 Premakku Permitte R. Nagendra Rao 1967 Kallu Sakkare Kalyana Kumar Directed by Himself 1968 Bedi Bandhavalu C. Srinivasan 1968 Arunodhayam C. Srinivasan 1968 Anna Thamma Ravi 1968 Manku Dinne K. S. L. Swamy 1968 Mysore Tonga G. V. Iyer 1968 Pravasi Mandira Kalyana Kumar 1968 Anandakanda A. C. Narasimhamurthy 1968 Attegondukala Sosegondukala Y. R. Swamy 1968 Mammathe Y. R. Swamy 1968 Nane Bhagyavathi G. V. Iyer With Udaykumar 1969 Kannu Muchale M. R. Vittal 1969 Niraparadhi B. Vallinayagam 1969 Mukunda Chandra S. K. Ananthachari 1969 Odahuttidavaru B. N. Haridas 1970 Aparajithe Veerabhadraiah 1970 Arishina Kumkuma Ravi 1971 Papa Punya M. V. Krishnaswamy 1971 Sedina Kidi B. Krishan 1971 Amara Bharathi B. Krishan 1974 Avalukku Nihar Avale Madurai Thirumanam 1975 Katha Sangama S. R. Puttana Kanagal With Rajinikanth 1976 Tulasi K. S. L. Swamy 1976 College Ranga S. R. Puttana Kanagal 1977 Banashankari K. S. L. Swamy 1977 Mugdha Manava K. S. L. Swamy 1977 Udugore Mahesh Swami 1977 Subhashaya V. T. Thyagarajan 1978 Anuragha Bandhana Geethapriya 1979 Maralu Sarapani K. V. Jayaram 1980 Mother Vishukumar 1983 Nagabekamma Nagabeku B. Subba Rao 1983 Simha Garajane S. A. Chandrasekharan 1983 Chinnadanta Maga K. S. R. Doss 1983 Thayiya Nudi B. Subba Rao 1984 Avala Antaranga R. N. Jayagopal 1984 Police Pappanna Dasari Narayan Rao 1984 Guru Bhakti K. N. Chandrasekhar Sharma 1984 Shubha Muhurta Geethapriya 1984 Marali Goodige K. R. Shantharam 1985 Kiladi Aliya Vijay 1985 Pudhu Yugam S. A. Chandrasekharan 1985 Thayi Thande Vejalla Satyanarayana 1986 Thavaru Mane Vijay 1986 Usha Bhargava 1987 Thaliya Aane D. Rajendra Babu 1988 Sarkarai Pandal Gangai Amaran 1988 Oorigittakolli Kallesh 1989 Thaligagi A. V. Sheshgiri Rao 1990 Bannada Gejje S. V. Rajendra Singh 1995 Kavya Kodlu Ramakrishna Last Film? - Reference: Kannada films of the 1950s, Kannada films of the 1960sKannada films of the 1960sThe list of Kannada feature films released by the Kannada film Industry located in Bangalore, Karnataka in the 1960s. -References:*...
, Kannada films of the 1970sKannada films of the 1970sThis is a list of Kannada language films released in the 1970s.-References:*...